Mühle-Glashütte

I had not heard much of Mühle-Glashütte before my trip to Glashütte, I was under the understanding that ten manufacturers operated from the small German village of Glashütte and I wanted to find out more.

As it turned out, I never purchased a Mühle-Glashütte. This is not because I didn't like their timepieces, but because they tend to specialise in dive watches and I have plenty of those already. I was looking more for a dress watch with a leather band and this wasn't their specialty.

However, as a guy interested in the field of horology I am certainly interested in both the history of the village of Glashütte and as a manufacturer of the calibre of Mühle-Glashütte. Previously, I had only ever seen their timepieces displayed in retail outlets in Germany; certainly nowhere outside of Europe.

What I did know was Mühle-Glashütte had a solid background in marine instruments as well as dive timepieces. I wanted to further research their line to see if they had yachting timers that countdown a race start as well as general water resistant models.

Whilst I won't be purchasing from their line, I do love researching a lesser known high quality manufacturers. Mühle-Glashütte manufacturers marine instruments such as barometers and hand wound marine clocks that look fantastic mounted in the cabin of a vessel.