While WWI deeply affected watchmaking in Glashütte, it proved only a prelude to WWII. Cut off behind the Iron Curtain, the town endured decades of Soviet-era production before rising again to reclaim its horological legacy.
From new dive and sports watches to surprising complications to entirely new product families, here is a curated selection of the debuts presented at the Munich fair.
German watchmaker Mühle Glashütte turned 150 years old in 2019, looking back on five generations of family stewardship through turbulent times for both Germany and the watch industry. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we explore the company's history of time measurement, from instruments to wristwatches.
