Glashütte

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

GLASH?TTE 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 Glash?tte 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 & S?hne, the rise of NOMOS, the Datograph that shook Switzerland, and the 2022 Glash?tte Regulation protecting its name - GLASH?TTE 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 Glash?tte" 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 Glash?tte 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 "Glash?tte" matters Seriously researched and richly detailed, this is more than a history of watches. It is the story of resilience, precision, craftsmanship - and identity. Glash?tte is not simply a place. It is a philosophy in metal. Dr. Cor P.M. van Houte