Everything you need to know about Glashütte Original
The history of the Glashütte watchmaking region is truly fascinating, having survived all kinds of turmoil from poor mining returns, natural disasters and wars. In spite of this, it was the star of Germany’s watchmaking capability for centuries. Glashütte Original’s founding was not a typical one for a watch company, tracing its roots either to … Continued
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