Interesting little article in the New York Times on Glashütte.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/f...hne-nomos.html
Some excerpts:
If you can read German, or have a high tolerance for automated translations, you can go in search of Zeitlos' facebook page.The village, with 1,800 residents, is squeezed into a bucolic but narrow valley and there is no room for new buildings. Glashütte has no hotel because no one has been able to find a place to put one.
The Glashütte watchmakers have been buffeted by some of the same forces as their Swiss rivals.... But they say they have fared better because they were less dependent on the Asian market and suffered less when the Chinese government’s anti-corruption drive dampened sales of luxury goods. Germany is the biggest market for most of the Glashütte brands, followed by the United States.
While watchmaking has brought prosperity to Glashütte, it also has made the town vulnerable to the whims of the luxury goods market. That worries some people. “If I could dream,” said Mr. Dressler, the mayor, “I would wish for another industry with a different economic cycle.”
A local political movement calling itself Zeitlos, or Timeless, complains that the watchmakers have crowded out the village’s community life. One of the group’s demands was that a flood-damaged swimming pool should be rebuilt in the village center.
1,800 residents....that's about 50% bigger than Hawes
No hotel . . .
. . . . pity . . . .
. . . . I was planning to visit next year!
Perhaps it will have to be a visit to the Semperoper and a day trip.
Rolex Oysterquartz (17000) stainless steel beater; Cartier Santos quartz in steel/gold for dress wear; Audemars Piguet Huitième chronograph in yellow gold; Glashütte Original Senator Excellence (classic dial) in steel; Glashütte Original Panoreserve (blue dial) in steel.
Need more . . . .
My Glashütte is half full.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
ROFLOriginally Posted by Mr Curta
Glashütte isn't full, as demonstrated by the new and large Lange manufacture. But I give you that it is extremely small, considering it is the home of almost the entire German watch industry. You can walk all the way from one end to the other in an hour.
I recommend staying in Dresden, which is an absolute gem of a city and visiting Glashütte on a day trip. Reserve some time for the German watchmaking museum, it's worth it.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Glashutte represents nothing like almost the entire German watchmaking industry – not when it’s only eight brands out of 70+ that exist all over the country.
https://www.fratellowatches.com/german-watch-brands/
Enough hotels in the region. Try and visit Dresden as well!
In Glashütte there are not much for tourits, except the watch manufcturers and the museum.
But in Dresden there is a lot to do and some great hotels.
I guess the people of Glashutte have never been to places like Monaco or Hong Kong.
I bet you that more than 75% of the German watchmaking revenue is coming from the Glashütte brands.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Possibly, but perhaps not by volume. Sinn is a pretty big player. Where do they "make"? I guess wherever SUG is located.
Stay at Schloss Eckberg in Dresden and enjoy the beautiful drive on Top Gear style roads into Glashutte. We were there in August and it is very pleasant indeed. The GO tour was very good.
No, no, no! You have to take the Müglitztalbahn.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
That IS interesting, never realised there were so many Germal makers. Thanks.
I am sure that Sinn is below 10% in both unit sales as well as revenue.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
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