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Nico van der Horst is the founder of Pride &amp; Pinion: Ireland’s only dedicated luxury watch boutique.    Over the last four years, Nico and the team have sourced and sold countless luxury watches for celebrities, collectors, investors and everyday people alike.     During lockdown, he and the team started posting videos under the name Nico Leonard — which in just one year has become the largest watch social media presence on the planet with 100’s of millions of hits across  YouTube,  TikTok  and  BiliBili  (China’s  YouTube).      In today’s episode we cover:   Nico’s origin story  (moving  from the Netherlands to Northern Ireland)  Why family and legacy matter so much to him  How failure and dark days have led to his success today  And the greatest challenges/successes he’s experienced along the way.     This is a heartfelt conversation with someone I’ve known and admired for a long time and without a doubt one of the best interviews we’ve ever shared.    Throughout all he’s faced, Nico’s determination and passion to give back to Northern Ireland and put Belfast on the map make him one of our unsung heroes and Belfast’s best-kept secret.    Check it out.     https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/pride-and-pinion-nico-leonard-van-der-horst

Nico van der Horst is the founder of <a href="https://prideandpinion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pride &amp; Pinion</a>: Ireland’s only dedicated luxury watch boutique.   Over the last four years, Nico and the team have sourced and sold countless luxury watches for celebrities, collectors, investors and everyday people alike.    During lockdown, he and the team started posting videos under the name Nico Leonard — which in just one year has become the largest watch social media presence on the planet with 100’s of millions of hits across <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPXfAAo-yV6Y-0PZecwBLw" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nicovanderhorst" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://space.bilibili.com/1804608602/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BiliBili</a> (China’s YouTube).     In today’s episode we cover: <ul> <li> Nico’s origin story (moving from the Netherlands to Northern Ireland)</li> <li> Why family and legacy matter so much to him</li> <li> How failure and dark days have led to his success today</li> <li> And the greatest challenges/successes he’s experienced along the way.</li> </ul>   This is a heartfelt conversation with someone I’ve known and admired for a long time and without a doubt one of the best interviews we’ve ever shared.   Throughout all he’s faced, Nico’s determination and passion to give back to Northern Ireland and put Belfast on the map make him one of our unsung heroes and Belfast’s best-kept secret.   Check it out.    <a href="https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/pride-and-pinion-nico-leonard-van-der-horst" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/pride-and-pinion-nico-leonard-van-der-horst</a>

#214 Nico van der Horst: Pride & Pinion

This week on the show I'm joined by Nico van der Horst. Nico started Pride and Pinion - Ireland's only dedicated luxury watch boutique - with modest loan from the bank and a plan to buy and sell watches. Since then he's gone on to open the Vault, Pride and Pinion's first shop inside the Merchant Hotel in Belfast. In our show Nico talks about his views on entrepreneurship, why he loves luxury watches and timekeeping devices in general and his favourite watches. Aside from being able to geek out about watches for a nearly an hour we also chat about Nico's approach to entrepreneurship which stems from his Grandfather, and why he's not just in business for the money. In a way watches rescued Nico from a job that he barely tolerated and a long commute which he hated. He used watches to escape the hum-drum of a predictable life and built the life he wanted. An inspiring story. You can follow along with the Pride and Pinion journey over on their Instagram (@PrideandPinion), and you can check out their website if you want to browse their collection. Even better though, you can call into the Vault in the Merchant Hotel and meet Nico yourself, try on some watches and learn a thing or two about the stories behind them.

This week on the show I'm joined by Nico van der Horst. Nico started Pride and Pinion - Ireland's only dedicated luxury watch boutique - with modest loan from the bank and a plan to buy and sell watches. Since then he's gone on to open the Vault, Pride and Pinion's first shop inside the Merchant Hotel in Belfast. In our show Nico talks about his views on entrepreneurship, why he loves luxury watches and timekeeping devices in general and his favourite watches. Aside from being able to geek out about watches for a nearly an hour we also chat about Nico's approach to entrepreneurship which stems from his Grandfather, and why he's not just in business for the money. In a way watches rescued Nico from a job that he barely tolerated and a long commute which he hated. He used watches to escape the hum-drum of a predictable life and built the life he wanted. An inspiring story. You can follow along with the Pride and Pinion journey over on their <a href="https://instagram.com/prideandpinion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram (@PrideandPinion)</a>, and you can check out their <a href="https://prideandpinion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> if you want to browse their collection. Even better though, you can call into the Vault in the Merchant Hotel and meet Nico yourself, try on some watches and learn a thing or two about the stories behind them.

INSIDE THE VAULT - THE PERSON BEHIND IRELAND'S ONLY DEDICATED LUXURY WATCH BOUTIQUE | Nico van der Horst | Season 2 Episode 7