LFS – Lorenz Furtwangler & Sohne
Lorenz Furtwängler (1807-1866), known as “Schmittelenz”, is one of the great figures in the history of Black Forest watchmaking. Like no other, it symbolizes the transition from domestic to industrial … Read More
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Gustav Becker
Gustav Becker (1819-1885) was one of the best German watchmakers, he being the founder of the Gustav Becker brand. He trained as a watchmaker in Germany and Austria, so in … Read More
Slava – Glory
It all started on a holiday at my grandparents’, many years ago. Summer days, the freedom and curiosity of boundless exploration, without wasting that precious time from the big vacation … Read More
The grandfather clock
The spring clock is a classic mechanical clock consisting of many cogwheels driven by the energy given by a spring. The spring, in turn, is energized by the manual twisting … Read More
Spring clocks
Around 1500, in France, Italy and Germany, the weights needed to run clocks were replaced by springs. The invention was attributed to Peter Henlein, a German locksmith. He was the … Read More
Brief history of the Smiths
Please note that this brief history focuses on the Smiths as house watchmakers. The parent society had enormous ramifications (summarized to some extent in the origins chapter), but this history … Read More
Mauthe – FMS
In 1844 Friedrich Mauthe and his wife Maria founded a company in Schwenningen to produce watch parts. In the late 1860s the Mauthes began producing their own wall clocks (and … Read More
History of the JUNGHANS company
In 1860, the merchant Erhard Junghans, together with his brother Jakob Zeller-Tobler, founded an oil factory in Schramberg, which from an economic point of view was a failure. In 1861 … Read More
Candle clocks, hourglasses and monks
Our modern system of using a base 60 time system, meaning a clock with 60 minute 60 second increments, dates back to 2,000 BC. Candles were also used to measure … Read More
