Photographer: NOMOS Glashütte
Glashütte today. More people than ever before are employed by the nine watchmaking companies, almost as many as the population living in the city center. In the foreground: Rail tracks and the town’s former train station, today the headquarters of NOMOS Glashütte.NOMOS Glashütte is one of the few owner-operated watch manufactories in the world, and creates its mechanical timepieces in Glashütte, Germany. Watch models such as the Tangente, Ludwig, Orion, Club or Metro are world-famous – just like the place where they are made. Glashütte is a legally protected designation of origin. Only manufacturers who work according to strict rules in the 175-year-old tradition of the watchmaking town are permitted to use this denomination for their wristwatches. NOMOS Glashütte is the manufacturer that produces the most mechanical watches in Glashütte.
