The beginnings of the watch manufacture in Glashütte
The origins of the traditional company Glashütte Original go back to 1845, when Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded the first local watch manufacturer. After the silver mining industry, which had previously supported numerous families in the region, collapsed, the state government gave Lange a loan. He used this to train the first watchmakers. In the 1850s, other master watchmakers joined the company, whose experience and enthusiasm led to the creation of many watches that were sought after for their accuracy. For example, the precision pocket watch came onto the market around 1865 and enjoyed unfailing popularity for almost 80 years. Due to the high demand for watches from Glashütte, the German Watchmaking School in Glashütte opened its doors in May 1878 and quickly gained great respect in specialist circles.
The proof of quality and origin: Glashütte Original
While the watchmaker Karl W. Höhnel had already marked a pendulum clock he had made with the inscription "Glashütte Original" in 1916, this designation was also used as proof of origin for watches from the Deutsche Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Glashütte GmbH from 1918 at the latest. From 1921 this inscription was also used on the manufacturer's pocket watches, serving as both a trademark and a seal of quality. From around 1927, women's wristwatches also bore this inscription.
Stylish classics from Glashütte Original: Senator, Pano & Co.
In the 1960s and 1970s, men's and women's wristwatches from Glashütte that were suitable for everyday use were in demand. The main focus during production was on the shock resistance of the case, accuracy and date and second displays. In the meantime, however, the watches from Glashütte have become a globally recognized luxury brand "Made in Germany". In addition to the classic displays of hours, minutes, seconds and date, the mechanical movements have been expanded to include additional functions such as power reserve displays orlunar phasesSome models also received a perpetual calendar, which shows the month, day of the week, leap year, and day and night. The "Perpetual Calendar" watch from the Senator series even received the title of "Watch of the Year" in 2000.
When technology becomes art: luxury watches from Glashütte Original
The watch models from Glashütte Original not only impress with their timeless design, precision and functionality. Then as now, they are true masterpieces of the highest engineering art, combining technology and fine materials to create a total work of art. For example, the watches from the Pano-Inverse series reveal their inner beauty to the viewer. They present their heart in the form of the balance and swan-neck fine adjustment on the dial, which has a brilliant striped finish. Blued hands and screws, artistic engravings and rubies as bearing jewels complete these technical works of art, as does the central rotor, which can be admired through the sapphire glass case back and is fitted with a 21-carat gold oscillating weight.
Other Glashütte Original model series:automatic,chronograph,chronometer,Needed,Panorama date,men,stainless steel,rose gold
