Glashütte Original
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Glashütte Original is a German producer of luxury watches founded in 1994 by the privatization of VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe, an East German conglomerate formed in 1951 from the watch companies base
Glashütte in 1906
GUB-era Spezichron from 1979-'85 (note that the dial says "Made in GDR" instead of "Made in Germany")
Glashütte Original Headquarters in 2012
"Glashütte Original" inscription on a modern movement
Glashütte
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Glashütte is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. I
Glashütte Original
…founded in 1994 by the privatization of VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB), an East German conglomerate formed in 1951 from the watch companies based in Glashütte. Glashütte Original uses its own movements, and has 10 proprietary movement innovations. Glashütte Original is currently owned by The Swatch Group…
Glashütte 02
Glashütte around 1910
Watch museum Glashütte