Time become space here
Special Exhibition
Grossmann200
Monument to a pioneer of the Glashütte Watch industry
From June 26, 2026 at the German Watch Museum Glashütte!
For the first time, the German Watch Museum Glashütte Foundation – Nicolas G. Hayek is dedicating a comprehensive tribute to one of the founding fathers of manufacturing history – Carl Moritz Grossmann, born on March 27, 1826 in Dresden.
200 years ago, Moritz Grossmann was born, a personality whose work had a lasting impact on German watchmaking and established its international reputation. He was more than an outstanding watchmaker. He was a pioneer, a systematist and a passionate teacher. As the founder of the German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte, he created an institution that systematically imparted knowledge and developed watchmaking from a purely experiential profession to a well-founded technical discipline.
Moritz Grossmann also left his mark as an author and theorist. His writings testify to a deep understanding of mechanical relationships and to the desire to make knowledge accessible and verifiable.
On the occasion of his 200th birthday, previously unpublished designs from 1914 will be exhibited. They show the effort to erect a monument to Moritz Grossmann in the city of Glashütte!
The special exhibition will be on display from June 26, 2026 during the regular opening hours of the German Watch Museum Glashütte, Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 2026 to May 2027
This special exhibition is funded by the Cultural Area Meißen – Saxon Switzerland – East Ore Mountains.
