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Glashütte: 180 Years of German Watchmaking Excellence
Paperback
Series: The Definitive Watch Series: The Real Stories Behind Legendary Timepieces, Book 8
General Antiques & CollectiblesGerman History
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ISBN13: 9798248153329
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 12 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 12 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
GLASHÜTTE 180 Years of German Watchmaking Excellence From a Saxon Mining Village to the Heart of Haute Horlogerie In 1845, a struggling mining village in the Ore Mountains received a royal loan - and a vision. What followed would transform Glashütte into the beating heart of German haute horlogerie. This is the definitive story of how a bankrupt Saxon town rose to rival Switzerland. From Ferdinand Adolph Lange's petition to the King of Saxony... To gold chatons and three-quarter plates. From observatory chronometer prizes and Tiffany's display windows...
Through war, hyperinflation, forced labour, Soviet dismantling, and forty years behind the Iron Curtain...
To the rebirth of A. Lange & Söhne, the rise of NOMOS, the Datograph that shook Switzerland, and the 2022 Glashütte Regulation protecting its name - GLASHÜTTE tells the complete 180-year story with depth, authority, and technical precision. Inside you will discover:
- The four founding fathers of German watchmaking
- The invention of the flying tourbillon by Alfred Helwig
- The truth behind the System Glashütte scandal
- The destruction of May 8, 1945 - hours before Germany's surrender
- The Spezimatic and life under the GUB in the DDR
- The rebirth of Lange in 1994 and the debut of the Lange 1
- NOMOS's in-house calibres and Bauhaus design revolution
- The Datograph, Zeitwerk, Odysseus, and modern icons
- The full story of the 2022 Glashütte Regulation
- Technical hallmarks: three-quarter plate, swan-neck regulator, hand-engraved balance cock, Panorama Date With 10 chapters, 50 sections, detailed appendices, timelines, verified historical data, and key calibre references (1845-2026), this book is written for:
- Watch collectors
- Horology professionals
- Historians of German industry
- Investors in fine timepieces
- Students of haute horlogerie
- Anyone who wants to understand why Glashütte matters Seriously researched and richly detailed, this is more than a history of watches. It is the story of resilience, precision, craftsmanship - and identity.
Glashütte is not simply a place. It is a philosophy in metal. Dr. Cor P.M. van Houte
To the rebirth of A. Lange & Söhne, the rise of NOMOS, the Datograph that shook Switzerland, and the 2022 Glashütte Regulation protecting its name - GLASHÜTTE tells the complete 180-year story with depth, authority, and technical precision. Inside you will discover:
- The four founding fathers of German watchmaking
- The invention of the flying tourbillon by Alfred Helwig
- The truth behind the System Glashütte scandal
- The destruction of May 8, 1945 - hours before Germany's surrender
- The Spezimatic and life under the GUB in the DDR
- The rebirth of Lange in 1994 and the debut of the Lange 1
- NOMOS's in-house calibres and Bauhaus design revolution
- The Datograph, Zeitwerk, Odysseus, and modern icons
- The full story of the 2022 Glashütte Regulation
- Technical hallmarks: three-quarter plate, swan-neck regulator, hand-engraved balance cock, Panorama Date With 10 chapters, 50 sections, detailed appendices, timelines, verified historical data, and key calibre references (1845-2026), this book is written for:
- Watch collectors
- Horology professionals
- Historians of German industry
- Investors in fine timepieces
- Students of haute horlogerie
- Anyone who wants to understand why Glashütte matters Seriously researched and richly detailed, this is more than a history of watches. It is the story of resilience, precision, craftsmanship - and identity.
Glashütte is not simply a place. It is a philosophy in metal. Dr. Cor P.M. van Houte
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