Glashütte Original

Even though Glashütte Original as we know it today was established in 1994, the company's history is a little more complicated and has roots that date all the way back to 1845, when the first watchmakers arrived in the little Saxony town of Glashütte, making it the hub of German watchmaking.

Following the end of World War II, the Soviet Union unified all of Glashütte's watch manufacturers under the name Volkseigener Betrieb Glashutter Uhrenbetriebe, or GUB. This watchmaking conglomerate was permitted to be privatized in 1994 as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and, of course, the Berlin Wall, giving rise to Glashütte Original as we know it today.

The business continues to use all of the conventional watchmaking methods that it has employed throughout its lengthy history.

Founded: 1994
Founder: The state-owned VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe
Headquarters: Glashütte, Germany
Official website: https://www.glashuette-original.com/