Exhibition in the foyer

The history of the Glashütte watch industry:

Mühle-Glashütte. Tradition since 1869.

The Mühle-Glashütte company is celebrating two anniversaries this year and has taken this as an opportunity to present itself with a exhibition in foyer in the German Watch Museum Glashütte. Firstly, the 155th anniversary of the first company foundation by Robert Mühle is being celebrated, and secondly, it is exactly 30 years since the Mühle family business was founded in its current form.

The exhibition spans the entire history of the company, which began in 1869 with the founding of the first company for high-precision measuring instruments by Robert Mühle. Later, speedometers, rev counters and car clocks were also added. It was not until the turmoil after the Second World War that the company’s history came to a temporary end. Like many other Glashütte companies, the family business was expropriated and dismantled. However, as early as December 1945, the company was reorganised with a slightly different focus as “Ingenieur Hans Mühle, Feinmechanik Glashütte”. In 1994, Hans-Jürgen Mühle, now in the fourth generation, re-established the company under the name “Mühle-Glashütte GmbH nautische Instrumente und Feinmechanik”. Production initially focussed on marine chronometers and ship’s clocks. A short time later, wristwatches were added to the range, which today dominate production at Mühle.

To mark the company’s 30th anniversary, a number of special models were launched, which can currently be seen alongside historical Mühle exhibits in the watch museum. The exhibition in the foyer can be visited free of charge during the opening hours of the German Watch Museum Glashütte, Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. The normal entrance fee applies to the permanent exhibition.