German Clock and Watch Museum Furtwangen
German Clock and Watch Museum Furtwangen
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The German Clock and Watch Museum Furtwangen is located near the center of the Black Forest town of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, a historic center of clockmaking. It features permanent and temporary exhibits on the history of timekeeping. The Museum is affiliated with the local technical college (Fachhochschule). Most horological museums treat the wristwatch without a long history. Over the last few years they have systematically collected the necessary pieces to tell the history of the wristwatch, which after all is the most significant history in horology for the 20th century.
Adress
Robert-Gerwig-Platz 1
D-78120 Furtwangen
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Telefon: 00 49 (0) 7723 - 920 2800
Telefax: 00 49 (0) 7723 - 920 2120
Opening times
Open 7 days a week 9am – 6pm (April – October)
Open 7 days a week 10am – 5pm (November – March)
Literature
- Französische Pendeluhren des 18. Jahrhunderts; Autoren: Vorwort von Jakob Messerli, Beiträge von Jakob Messerli und Beatrice Techen; ISBN 3922673074
- Die astronomisch-geographische Uhr von Pater Thaddãus Rinderle, im Anhang eine kurze Geschichte der Uhr, sowie ein Facsimile und die Transdskription von Thaddaeus Rinderles eigenhaendiger Beschreibung der Uhr durch Eberhard Marthe.; Wenzel, Johann; ISBN 3-922673-20-1