Union glasswork is the label name of a luxury Uhrenmanufaktur in glasswork (Saxonia).

History

The roots of the clock mark union glasswork go back into the year 1893. The Frankfurt buyer Johannes dry stone had created the clock wholesale business "dry stone & Compagnie" in the year 1874 in Dresden, which sold primarily inexpensive customs clocks in the German-speaking countries. In order to increase its offer at high-quality clocks of German origin, Johannes dry stone closed a long exclusive contract in the year 1874 with Ferdinand Adolph over the selling of precision watches of the company A. long one & sons. The high-quality clocks of this manufacturer could not be set off however in the desired high number of items. Johannes dry stone let a more inexpensive variant of the precision watch manufacture therefore, until he finally decided itself in the year 1893 to create his own Manufaktur in glasswork (Saxonia). The "precision watch factory union glasswork", whose brand name was a representative temple with the historical union signature, was brought into being.

The message of the founder was that watches of UNION should possess everything, which makes them better, but nothing that makes it more expensive. The clocks were characterised therefore by a very good price performance ratio.

Besides it was Johannes dry stone however a request to prove the high technical authority of its Manufaktur of through particularly complicated models. He assigned therefore end 19. Century the Meisteruhrmacher Julius Bergter with the construction of a clockwork, which should exceed the clockwork "Grande Complication" manufactured so far by UNION. The result was the universal clock in such a way specified' `with 18 complications, which was shown in the year 1900 on the specialized exhibition in Leipzig and be enough for time as the most complicated clock of the world applied. Beside a perpetual calendar with mondphasen and leap year announcement the universal clock had among other things a double Chronographen with minute counter, an minute-exactly placable bell as well as a minute repetition with "Grande Sonnerie".

After death dry in in the year 1901 other Familienmitgieder resumed the Manufaktur. The First World War interrupted the success history of the Manufaktur. In the year 1918 one took the production of watches. At this time in Switzerland the triumphant advance of the wrist-watch had however already begun. With UNION one tried still to enter with the help of a lady watch work into the manufacturing and the paragraph of wrist-watches. It did not succeed however to no more to catch up the temporal projection/lead of the competition. Thus disappeared the mark UNION glasswork in the center of the twenties 19. Century of the image plane.

The mark in the year 1996 new life was eingehaucht: For this time under line of the clock enterprise GmbH, which manufactures and drives glasswork out original since 1994 mechanical luxury wrist-watches of the mark, in glasswork again UNION wrist-watches are manufactured after the business philosophy of the founder Johannes dry in: Best quality at comparatively favourable prices.

Production of the modern times

Model rows

The model rows "tradition", "classical period", "sport" and "diplomat" with mechanism caliber of 26 are characterised by the reduction on the substantial and a simple, functional Design, without aesthetic elements come too briefly. The clockworks mentioned by union, also caliber, are manufactured in the Manufaktur glasswork original.

The basic caliber of 26-11' `, which is blocked in the classical models of pointer of three without special functions, has a diameter of 26 mm, a height of 4.3 mm and 25 synthetic rubies. The number punch amounts to 28,800 Halbschwingungen/h, the Gangreserve 40 hours.

The caliber of 26-32 used for the building of the Chronographen with Datumsanzeige' `has diameter of 32.2 mm, one height of 7.2 mm and 51 rubies. The number punch amounts to 28,800 Halbschwingungen/h, the Gangreserve 40 hours.

Edition Julius Bergter hand elevator:

Of the history of the mark UNION and partly long the sold off edition Julius Bergter presented in limited number of items reminds' `. The following models were manufactured:

• Julius Bergter small second' `(announcement of hours, minutes and small second)
• Julius Bergter pointer date' `(announcement of hours, minutes, small second and pointer date)
• Julius Bergter Gangreserve' `(announcement of hours, minutes, small second, Mondphase and Gangreserve)
• Julius Bergter Chronograph' `(announcement of hours, minutes, small second, Chronographenfunktion with stop customer, 30-Minuten and
• Julius Bergter of perpetual calendars' `(announcement of hours, minutes, seconds, panorama date, date, weekday, month, leap year, Mondphase)
• Julius Bergter modulator' `(announcement of decentralized hour, minute, small second)

With the hand elevator work calibers of 30' `were e.g. used with the model row Julius Bergter the traditional details Uhrmacherei like goose neck fine adjustment, in Goldchatons seized rubies and blued screws.

Edition Johannes dry stone:

Also in the modern times one has the philosophy of the founder of the mark UNION, Johannes dry stone, to manufacture beside material, function-oriented clocks particularly complicated masterpieces continued.

So far developed three model rows, which were all together already briefly sold off after their appearance in view of a limitation on only in each case 50 pieces: The editions "Johannes dry stone 1", "Johannes dry stone 2" and "Johannes dry stone 3" have in each case a housing from red gold.

Inside the clocks particularly the edition the Johannes dry stone is developed hand elevator works calibers of 40 and/or - with the "Johannes dry stone 3" - calibers of 45. The caliber of 45 is equipped with a flying Tourbillon.

The works have the traditional design features like bolted Goldchatons, goose neck fine adjustment and screw balance spring.

Related links:

• http://www.union-glashuette.de

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