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Senator Tourbillon – Edition Alfred Helwig

Panorama Date and Flying Tourbillon

Glashütte, December 2017

The Senator Tourbillon – Edition Alfred Helwig appears to contradict the law of gravity in two ways at once: The untiring rotation of its Flying Tourbillon resists the pull of gravity, and the filigreed mounting reinforces the impression of pure weightlessness. With its new, light dial and individual numbering, the edition, limited to 25 pieces, offers moving insights into the lightness of being.

Timelessly beautiful: The new face of the Senator Tourbillon

The new version of the Senator Tourbillon is presented in a 42 mm white gold case framing a light, silver-grained dial whose finely textured surface sets off the black laser-engraved indexes and ...

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Excellent prospects for graduates of “Alfred Helwig” School of Watchmaking

Glashütte Original congratulates 23 superbly educated watch experts

The WOSTEP Diploma.

Glashütte, 6 July 2017

Brilliant prospects for the future of Saxon watchmaking: Thursday 6 July 2017 saw a new generation of watch experts celebrate the conclusion of their training at the “Alfred Helwig” School of Watchmaking. Glashütte Original management and teachers at the School awarded diplomas to this year's 23 proud graduates of the manufactory's own training institute. Nineteen of the new graduates have learned the traditional craft of watchmaking, and another four now begin their careers as precision toolmakers.

The Saxon watch manufactory Glashütte Original dedicated Thursday July 6th, 2017 entirely to the next generation of watchmakers: in the atrium of ...

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Junghans: Time in its new form

Junghans FORM A C Family

With the FORM Junghans is launching a new watch line that combines modern design in a classic watch form.

Schramberg, February 2017

Create your own time

A watch for every occasion and every time – Junghans makes this wish come true with the new FORM. The timepiece gives its wearer the freedom and opportunity to make a successful appearance at every occasion. Good style is timeless and the modern, unadorned FORM is a master of reservation – a characteristic timepiece for every point in time. ...

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Obituary Walter Lange

Walter Lange in front of the bust of his great-grandfather Ferdinand Adolph Lange.

Walter Lange (1924–2017)

Glashütte, 17 January 2017

Not very many people take it upon themselves to found a company at an age when most people are retiring. But there was no hesitation when, in 1990, Walter Lange had the opportunity to revitalise the factory of his forefathers, whose operations were interrupted by the Cold War and the division of Germany into East and West. He was 66 years old at the time. The reunification of Germany opened a historical window of opportunity for the great-grandson of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, founder of the Saxony-based maker of fine watches. After a 40-year-long involuntary hiatus, Walter Lange managed to breathe new life into the legend of the historical brand and to successfully take on the powerful competition from Swiss watchmakers. The clever idea of bringing Germany’s most famous watch brand back to life was so powerful that it made its way to reality.

With a small, committed team of ingenious engineers and watchmakers, he and his partner Günter Blümlein were able to find ...

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Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum

Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum

Bring on the Complications: the New Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum

Glashütte, September 2016

Mühle-Glashütte is now honouring the life and work of its founder with its new Robert Mühle special edition, which also breathes fresh life into a classic complication that is now a rare treasure: the date hand. As you would expect from a timepiece made in a genuine manufacturing workshop, the mechanism was personally designed by Mühle-Glashütte's expert watchmakers themselves. This exclusive characteristic is even more enhanced by the fact that this special edition watch is limited to a total of just 100 pieces.

After founding his family company in 1869, Robert Mühle played a significant role in establishing the excellent reputation of the German town of Glashütte as a top watchmaking location thanks to his high-precision measuring instruments. This year, he would have celebrated his 175th birthday. This is reason enough for Mühle-Glashütte to celebrate its namesake by launching a traditionally manufactured classic timepiece that reflects the values practised by Robert Mühle in the most stunning way possible. The new Robert Mühle Zeigerdatum ...

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Watch-Wiki Magazine

Here you can find tips and hints to some background articles in Watch-Wiki, especially conventient for all readers who want to get some deeper insight into the world of watches and clocks, its history and developments.

Overview

  • Alpina
    Detailed description about the Union Horlogère (cooperative society of clockmakers and traders) and about the brand Alpina
  • Patek Philippe and Rolex
    Interesting facts about two world known brands, which have both written watch history
  • Junghans
    Detailed description of the traditional german brand and its checkered development
  • Ébauches SA
    Influential holding company of the swiss clockwork industry
  • From SSIH (Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogére SA, affiliation of swiss watch companies) to Swatch Group, the world's greatest watch company
  • Cartier
    Stylish luxury has a name: Cartier, best known house for luxury accessoires and timeless watch classics
HISTORY 16. Februar
Geburtstage

Jean Joseph Lepaute wird am 16. Februar 1768 in Bièvres geboren.
Jean Gandon wird am 16. Februar 1781 in Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf geboren.
Simon Vissière wird am 16. Februar 1822 in Paris geboren.
Auguste-Florentin Debonne wird am 30. April 1842 in Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf geboren.
Thomas-Alfred L'Écuyer wird am 16. Februar 1842 in Touffreville-sur-Eu, Seine-Maritime geboren.
Reinhold Thiel wird am 16. Februar 1848 geboren.
Charles Ami Aubert wird am 16. Februar 1865 in Le Chenit geboren.
Élise-Marie Crevier wird am 16. Februar 1869 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont geboren.
Emile Etienne LeCoultre wird am 16. Februar 1871 in Genf geboren.
Eugène-Isidore Boucourt wird am 16. Februar 1875 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont geboren.
Max Braun wird am 16. Februar 1892 in Basswitz geboren.

Todestage

Jean Romilly verstirbt am 16. Februar 1796 in Paris.
Christian Thiel verstirbt am 16. Februar 1879.
Séraphine-Ruphine Dubos verstirbt am 16. Februar 1888 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
Catherine-Appoline Marguery verstirbt am 16. Februar 1891 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
Jules-Armand-Ferdinand Pigny verstirbt am 16. Februar 1901 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
Die Tochter von Lazarus Kiek, Marie Amalia Kiek, verstirbt am 16. Februar 1945 im Konzentrationslager Bergen Belsen.
Hellmut Kienzle verstirbt am 16. Februar 1962.

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Stichwort: Hampden-Dueber Watch Co.

1929 wurde die gesamte Hampden-Dueber Watch Co. in Canton (Ohio) an Armand Hammer, einen Beauftragten der Firma Amtorg, für ca. 325.000 US$ verkauft. Bei der 1924 gegründeten Amtorg Trading Corp. mit Sitz am Broadway in New York handelte es sich um eine Außenhandelsvertretung des Obersten Wirtschaftsrates der UdSSR, die unter dem Motto "Amerika einholen und überholen" Know-How-Transfers vom Westen in den Osten abwickeln sollte und dafür die benötigte Finanzierung bereitstellte.

Die Amtorg ließ 1930 alle Maschinen und Teile in die damalige Sowjetunion verschiffen. 21 amerikanische Angestellte der Firma siedelten in die Sowjetunion um und unterrichteten die russischen Arbeiter in der Uhrmacherkunst. Im selben Jahr 1930 wurde von den Russen das neugewonnene Know-How in die Gründung der 1. Moskauer Uhrenfabrik (Poljot) eingebracht.

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ARTIKEL DER WOCHE

Hemmung

Die Hemmung ist jener Teil des Uhrwerkes, der:

  1. das freie Ablaufen (ungesteuerte, spontane Entleerung des Energiespeichers) des Uhrwerkes verhindert.
  2. den Gangregler mit der Energie versorgt, die ihm durch Reibung und andere, äußere Einflüsse verloren geht.

Ca. 250 verschiedene Hemmungskonstruktionen sind derzeit bekannt.

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