Moritz Großmann (1826 – 1885)
Founder of the German School of Watchmaking
Founder of the German School of Watchmaking
Building of the Watchmaking School
around 1881/1882
130 Years after the Founding
German Watch Museum Glashütte in 2008
For more than 160 years, Glashütte has been a centre of the art of watchmaking.
Master watchmaker like Ferdinand Adolph Lange, Julius Assmann, Johannes Dürrstein or Alfred Helwig made the town's watch companies famous far beyond the borders of Germany.
The Deutsche Uhrmacherschule Glashütte (German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte) is established on May 1, 1878 on the initiative of Moritz Großmann. Rooms from the era’s community schoolhouse are used for instructing the watchmakers.
In only its second year of existence, the increasing number of apprentices makes it more than essential for the school to build its own building. A new building is inaugurated on May 15, 1881, in the heart of the city thanks to generous assistance from the state government, the community, and a foundation.
An annex completed on September 22, 1923, triples the available classroom and workshop space. The official name of the school now translates as follows: The German School of Watchmaking Technical College for Watchmaking and Precision Engineering in Glashütte (Saxony).
The building comes through the end of World War II relatively unscathed. In the summer of 1950, the facility gains status as a technical college and its main course of study now becomes a three-year program for training engineers. On the occasion of the school’s 75th anniversary, a foundation stone is laid on May 3, 1953, for an annex on the northwest side of the existing building.
From 1957, the institution bears the name School of Engineering for Precision Technology, Glashütte (Saxony).
June 10, 1976, is a black day in the school’s history; in the evening, a fire breaks out in the attic. When rebuilding, the attic floor is designed to include additional living space for students.
The societal changes taking place in the fall of 1989 also have an effect on the school, which closes its doors on December 31, 1992.
Master watchmaker like Ferdinand Adolph Lange, Julius Assmann, Johannes Dürrstein or Alfred Helwig made the town's watch companies famous far beyond the borders of Germany.
The Deutsche Uhrmacherschule Glashütte (German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte) is established on May 1, 1878 on the initiative of Moritz Großmann. Rooms from the era’s community schoolhouse are used for instructing the watchmakers.
In only its second year of existence, the increasing number of apprentices makes it more than essential for the school to build its own building. A new building is inaugurated on May 15, 1881, in the heart of the city thanks to generous assistance from the state government, the community, and a foundation.
An annex completed on September 22, 1923, triples the available classroom and workshop space. The official name of the school now translates as follows: The German School of Watchmaking Technical College for Watchmaking and Precision Engineering in Glashütte (Saxony).
The building comes through the end of World War II relatively unscathed. In the summer of 1950, the facility gains status as a technical college and its main course of study now becomes a three-year program for training engineers. On the occasion of the school’s 75th anniversary, a foundation stone is laid on May 3, 1953, for an annex on the northwest side of the existing building.
From 1957, the institution bears the name School of Engineering for Precision Technology, Glashütte (Saxony).
June 10, 1976, is a black day in the school’s history; in the evening, a fire breaks out in the attic. When rebuilding, the attic floor is designed to include additional living space for students.
The societal changes taking place in the fall of 1989 also have an effect on the school, which closes its doors on December 31, 1992.