Sunday, July 4, 2010

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE GLASHUTTE DRESS WRISTWATCH






BRAND/JENAMA : AUTHENTIC VINTAGE GLASHUTTE DRESSWATCH
MODEL : LADIES
MOVEMENT/ENJIN :SUPERB 17 RUBIES GLASHUTTE MANUAL MOVEMENT
ORIGIN/BUATAN : GERMANY
CIRCA/TAHUN : 1960's
CASING/KEMASAN : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL BACK
FUNCTION/FUNGSI : HOUR, MINUTES, SECOND
DIAL: SILVER TONE
CROWN: UNSIGNED SILVER TONE
BEZEL: -
LUGS SIZE: 12mm
BAND WIDTH: 12mm
LENS/CERMIN : ACCRYLIC CRYSTAL
MEASUREMENT/UKURAN : 24mm WITH CROWN X 28mm LUG TO LUG
BAND/TALI : NEW GENUINE BLACK LEATHERBAND FIT 8" WRIS
WATER RESISTANT: NOT STATED
CONDITION/KONDISI : EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION AND KEEPING TIME
PRICE/HARGA: RM380 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH DIRUNDING)
LISTING: RM350.00 SOLD:RM00.00


Brief History of Glashutte Watches

Glashutte Original was created in 1845, when the German master watchmakers, Ferdiand Al Lange, Julius Assmann, Ludwig Strasser, Johannes Durrstein, Adolf Schneider, Strasser and Rohde, Ernst Kassiske settled in the region of Glasshutte. These master watchmakers were awarded various gold model at the world exhibition and international competitions, thus creating the foundation and reputation of watching making industry of Glashutte. In 1878, Moritz Grossmann founded the German School of Watchmaking, hence building groundwork for more skillful watchmakers in the region of Glashutte and transforming the region into a reputed symbol of watchmaking excellence.

In the beginning of World War II, the watch manufactories in Glasutte was still in the production of military watches for the Navy and Air Force. Later, in the last day of War World II, Glashutte was bombed from the sky and the factories were badly destroyed. The reminding unaffected factories merged and found the VEB Glashutter Uhrenbetriebe under the rule of East German state.

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