A new model, in three versions, this is the Stowa Flieger Olympic in bronze, silver and gold. A nod to the medals of the Olympic Games
The German watch industry is mainly concentrated in the eastern part of Germany, in a town called Glashütte (sometimes written as Glashuette). The label “German made” or “Made in Germany” does not have the same strict rules as the ‘Swiss made’ label. However, it can be a good indication of the quality of a watch.
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When Germany was divided into two parts after World War II, the watch companies in Glashütte were expropriated by East Germany’s communist government. They merged the companies into a state-owned kombinat, continuing to manufacture mechanical watches and marine chronometers.
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Later, in the 1980s, they only produced cheap quartz watches. After the fall of the German Wall the industry, with about 2,500 workers, dropped. During the years of unification with West Germany, it slowly developed into a new and healthy industry producing about 32,000 high-end watches a year (2016).
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German watchmakers who are based in the western part of Germany never faced a communist government and related ‘challenges’. Some of them even bear the Swiss-made label, like Montblanc, as they produce their watches in Switzerland.
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The most well-known German brands are A. Lange & Söhne, Moritz Grossmann, Glashütte Original and Nomos Glashütte.
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German made watches
The Stowa Flieger Verus 40 Baumuster B has its roots in the 1940s, a dark period for the world as it faced World War II. So, military watches were needed
This Hanhart 417 ES Tornado Maiden Flight celebrates the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of a European combat aircraft, the Tornado
The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up-Down White Gold combines a chronograph, big date, and power reserve indicator
The Glashütte Original PanoMaticInverse Limited Edition pays homage to Dresden, nearby where the brand is located
The special edition Nomos Tangente 38 Date – 175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte is a celebration model that comes in 31 different versions
The Hanhart Preventor9 S Limited Production is a limited addition to the Pioneer Preventor9 series inspired by an 1950s Hanhart
The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon Honeygold Lumen is a limited edition to mark 25 years of the Datograph
The Hanhart 417 ES Moby Dick has returned. The watch draws inspiration from the original Hanhart 417 ES that was released in 1954
The German brand Stowa adds a new model to their Partitio line, the Stowa Partitio Green Limited. As it is green and it is a limited edition