Europe
Germany
German fine watchmaking is centred on Glashütte in Saxony, where Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded his manufacture in 1845. After reunification A. Lange & Söhne was re-established in 1990 by Walter Lange. Glashütte Original, Nomos Glashütte, Moritz Grossmann, Tutima, Mühle Glashütte and Wempe Glashütte all manufacture in the same village.
Capital
Berlin
Currency
Euro (EUR)
VAT / Tax
German VAT (Mehrwertsteuer) is 19%. Travellers resident outside the EU can claim a refund on goods exported in personal luggage via the standard EU export-validation process.
Signature Brands
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Glashütte Original
- Nomos Glashütte
- Sinn
- Moritz Grossmann
- Tutima
Traveler Note
The German Watch Museum Glashütte, founded in 2008 in the former German School of Watchmaking, is the definitive resource on Saxon horology.