Places to Travel for Watches - Glashütte
Glashütte is a town located in the eastern part of Germany close to the city of Dresden known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. With its historical ties to World War II and the impact of the Berlin Wall, it is a perfect place to travel to to get an understanding of how modern history impacted commerce and watchmaking.
The city has a population of approximately 7000 people and is a typical small Germanic town. It has many hiking trails to enjoy but the biggest thing to do here if you are a lover of watches is visit the manufactures of some of the best companies in the world. All of the watch companies from Glashütte have similar tastes in design. The watches are of Bauhaus design - simple, utilitarian and efficient layouts and function. They also are of extremely high quality no matter if you are spending €1,000 or €100,000.
The most well known manufactures to visit are:
A. Lange & Söhne
Glashütte
Nomos
Comparing the way these three companies manufacture their watches will be an interesting thing to do. Furthermore, visiting some of the smaller watch companies in this area could be an interesting thing to do.
Enjoy!
