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In 2015 the Damasko DA38 was nominated one of the best men's watches under €2000 by GQ magazine. [8] See also. List of German watch manufacturers; References ...
This is a list of watch manufacturers based in Germany. Note that manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname Entries with an article should also be suitable for inclusion in Category:Watch manufacturing companies of Germany. Entries which do not yet have an article may be removed if not justified for inclusion with a ...
NOMOS Glashütte is a German watchmaking company based in Glashütte, Saxony, specializing in artisan manual-winding and automatic mechanical watches.It was founded by Roland Schwertner in January 1990, two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In 1972, the first solar watch, "Heliomat", was produced as well as the first quartz movements. [6] In the following years, Kienzle was the first company to present a quartz travel alarm clock. [7] In 1986, Kienzle developed the first solar watch with light conditions and a polycrystalline solar element.
Hans Apel (1905–1958), German watch and chronometer maker, Glashütte, student of Alfred Helwig. Fred Lip (1905–1996), French producer of watches and machines, Besançon , Lip . Walter Storz (1906–1974), German master watchmaker, Hornberg , founder of the Stowa clock company.
During World War II, B-Watches (B for the German Beobachtung with the meaning of "observation"; in German Beobachtungsuhren, B-Uhren or B-Uhr) were produced – also known as observation watches, navigator’s watches, pilot watches or Flieger watch. [14] Five manufacturers [15] produced B-Watches for the German Luftwaffe: [16] Lange & Söhne