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| Glashutte Original looks back on more than 160 years of continuous watchmaking history. It is the only watch manufacturer that has existed in Glashutte prior to the German reunification. The Town of Glashutte celebrated its 500 years in 2006. The history of Glashutte Original has been characterized by eventful times. One thing has however always remained the same: the passion for true mechanical masterpieces made in the spirit of the traditional art of watchmaking coupled with the continuous search for new solutions.
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Glashutte Original was created in 1845, when the German master watchmakers, Ferdiand Al Lange, Julius Assmann, Ludwig Strasser, Johannes Durrstein, Adolf Schneider, Strasser and Rohde, Ernst Kassiske settled in the region of Glasshutte. These master watchmakers created the foundation and reputation of watching making industry of Glashutte. In 1878, Moritz Grossmann founded the German School of Watchmaking, hence building groundwork for more skillful watchmakers in the region of Glashutte and transforming the region into a reputed symbol of watch-making excellence.
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After the first developments such as winding by crown, the Glashutte three-quarter plate, and the lever escapement, even more complex mechanisms were being made. The first Glashutte watch with a stop function (1863), repeaters, and calendar watches followed. The mechanical workshops of Strasser & Rohde were famed for their extraordinary precision pendulum clocks.
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Ernst Kasiske founded his own watch factory in 1898, which in 1904 was integrated into Glashutter Prazisionsuhrenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft and later became an individual company within the Uhrenrohwerkefabrik Glashutte (UROFA). In addition to the many important watchmakers, case makers and producers of hands and balances also settled in Glashutte. Over the next few years, Glashutte became the epitome of German precision horology and advanced to one of the era’s most important centers of watchmaking, along with the Swiss Jura.
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With the approach of World War I in 1914, the positive development that Glashutte had been enjoying came to an abrupt end. Many watch companies had to let the majority of their employees go. No one knew how the sales of Glashutte precision watches would develop. After the end of the war, many companies were newly created. On November 9, 1918 Deutsche Prazisions-Uhrenfabrik Glashutte (DPUG) was entered into the registry of companies. The factory‘s origins were underscored with the words “Original Glashutte” in its logo. The “Original Glashutte“ logo appeared on a Deutsche Prazisionsuhrenfabrik Glashutte pocket watch dial for the first time in 1921. Thus, the company was able to set itself apart from the imitation pieces of “System Glashutte”.
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Worldofluxuryus.com is proud to offer large selection of Glashutte Original watches including the Lady Collection, Masterpiece Collection, Pano Collection, Senator Collection, Senator Karree Collection, Sport CollectionSport Collection and Star Collection models.
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