Glasswork original is the label name of a luxury Uhrenmanufaktur in glasswork (Saxonia). Glasswork original stands since 1994 for high-fine mechanical clocks, manufactured in the tradition of old masters, precisely and functional.

History

The roots of the Manufaktur go back in the year 1845. Adolph long one created the first clock enterprise in the Saxonian By the triumphing silver finds large poverty broke in here over the place. With a loan of the Saxonian federal state government long one began to train in glasswork Strohflechter and mountain worker as Uhrmachern in order to cause an improvement of the living conditions. In glasswork a prosperierende watch-and-clock-making industry began itself to develop. In consequence of the First World War the positive development took a sudden end. The Saxonian Uhrmacherkunst with new complicated works renewed fame already attained few years after the collapse. With the Second World War clock production was changed over to "war-important goods ". After end of war the disassembly of all production facilities took place via the Russian Besatzer. 1951 the up to then independent would clock-Mach-inherit-rub fused to a large-scale enterprise. The VEB glasswork of clock enterprises had the main task to supply the Eastern Bloc countries with clocks of all kinds. After the reunification 1990 glasswork clock enterprise (GUB) became the clock enterprise GmbH as a legal successor of all earlier enterprises of the watch-and-clock-making industry from the VEB. This clock enterprise was successfully denationalized 1994. The requirement, which the enterprise redeemed already soon after its restructuring, was a genuine Manufakturfertigung. Thus the enterprise returned to the exclusive circle of genuine Uhrenmanufakturen, which at their clocks everything even devise, design and use in highest manufacturing depth particularly manufactured clockworks. In order to advance growth and internationalization of the mark glasswork original, the clock enterprise GmbH was integrated in the year 2000 into the Swatch Group AG.

Production of the modern times

Since the German-German reunification mechanical wrist-watches under the label name "GUB" and the label name "glasswork original" were manufactured. During were blocked clockworks (ETA), Swiss under the label name "GUB" still bought to go with, were used with the label name "glasswork original" at the same time the first again mechanical Manufakturkaliber with the designation GUB 10-30, manufactured in Germany. First simple wrist-watches with the announcement were manufactured by hour, minute, second and date. With the privatisation 1994 the owner at that time Heinz W recognized. Pfeifer the true Potenzial of a Manufakturkalibers. The clock collection was arranged completely new and above all the housing quality was increased. Besides new clockworks were developed: The caliber of GUB 12-50 (hand elevator) and the caliber of GUB 10-60 (mechanism). With that 10 60's could be offered thereby after long time again different Chronographen.

Although the prices of the clocks constantly rose, the triumphant advance of the mark "glasswork original" was not to be stopped now no more. In record time existing clockworks were developed further, and new works were added, in order to be able to offer ever more clocks with partly complicated auxiliary functions (Mondphase, Gangreserve, perpetual calendar). Also the flying Tourbillon belongs to the repertoire of the Manufaktur. The clockworks are designed today consciously in such a way until that typical constructional and optical characteristics of the of building of clocks of the past do not come too briefly. In addition belong above all the 3/4-plate, chatonierte Lagersteine, fine adjustment over a goose neck and the volume cross section, with which the surfaces of the works are improved. A very remarkable construction of the modern times is the so-called panorama date. Here it concerns a patented self-development, which indicates the date over two concentric disks (a and decimal place). This Datumsanzeige is thus far more largely and thus better readable than the conventional announcement in a small window. The construction permits the renouncement of the centre web between the a and decimal place as characteristic.

The very high expenditure in the manufacturing of the works and when the assembling of the clocks justifies the relatively small number of items of manufactured clocks, which becomes estimated (conditions 2005) on approx. 10,000 clocks per year at present. Models are just as available in high-grade steel as clocks from gold or platinum. Clocks in strictly limited editions (partially only 25 pieces per model) are not rarity have however scarcity value and are already therefore very desired. Numerous national and international prices support the success of glasswork original.

Masterpieces

naval stop watch

The manufacturing of naval stop watches hands to in 19. Century back. Two types were built: on the one hand the classical ship or naval stop watches, on the other hand torpedo boat stop watches. The manufacturing and advancement were continued until 1978. Naval stop watch with the serial numbers 1 to 13190 developed.

Julius ASS ASS 1

"The Julius ASS ASS 1 "was the first masterpiece of glasswork original in the modern times. This can be carried both and wrist-watch or and for watch. Their premiere was celebrated 1995, on the occasion of 150 the year old anniversary of the Uhrmacherkunst. With flying Tourbillon and perpetual calendar the most complicated clock of the modern times was completed. "The Julius ASS ASS 2 "developed later in interaction with the Meissener porcelain Manufaktur. The 25 by hand painted motives from the famous Meissener Schulz Codex make these a singular work of art.

Alfred Helwig Tourbillon

The highest acknowledgment became Alfred Helwig, inventor of the flying stored Tourbillons by glasswork original assigns. The high-fine hand elevator work caliber of 41 with lachsfarbenen dial frames those flying stored Tourbillonkonstruktion. Alfred the Helwig Tourbillon is world-wide limited on 25 pieces.

Collection

The collection is enough today from the PanoDate models with hand elevator or mechanism work, Chronograph, Tourbillon or Mondphase over the senator row as a classical author of the modern trend, Karree and sport models.

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