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Glashütte The Story

The story behind Glashüttes watchmaking begins in 1845 when Ferdinand Adolph Lange was awarded a state loan and was
able to establish Glashütte watch factory. He took advantage of his master Ernest Kasiske, Ludwig Strasser and Ludwig Strasser,
who all joined the company.

After Ferdinand Adolph Lange's death in 1875, founded the Deutsche Uhrmacherschule Moritz Grossman, who was also connected
to Glashütte. This led to Glashüttes goodwill and reputation grew. Man had now made known Glashütte as a manufacturer of high
quality and traditional, yet innovative, mechanical watches.

Glashütte realized that the exclusive watches produced were not available economically to a wider audience. Therefore, established
by John Glashütte Dürrstein 1893 Glashütter Uhrenfabrik union. This meant that it could now produce less expensive Glashütte watches
not containing precious metals, but still kept the high quality Glashütte was known for.

From these schools came several watchmakers to occur in the same area as Glashütte and many of these were working together in
different configurations. Name Glashütte Original was first used in 1921. During World War II classified Glashüttes watch manufacturers
as part of the war industry, and after the war expropriated many manufacturers and their factories of the Soviet part of war reparations.

New economic and political realities led to most manufacturers Glashütte area in 1951 formed the conglomerate VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe.
The German reunification in 1990 led to Glashütte Original could regain its old factories and its position as a reputed manufacturer. The release
of Karree series Glashütte Original's rectangular watch, marked the relaunch of Glashütte Original as one of the world's leading watchmaker.

The company VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe renamed Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe GmbH. Other companies in Glashütte area remained independent
manufacturers: Lange & Sohne, Glashütte Original, Union Glashütte, Nomos and Glashütte SA & Moritz Grossman.