Glashutte: Worth Visiting?

I come to WPS today asking for some advice.

I will shortly be embarking on my first ever trip to Germany. The primary reason for my visit is a big guitar competition/festival, which will occupy the first week of my stay. However, I will then have about a week to see some sights. Being a watch enthusiast, Glashutte seems like a good place to visit. Still, I have some reservations. Namely, what can an ordinary person like me actually see when visiting Glashutte? Are tours of the actual manufactories of Lange, Moritz Grossmann, GO, etc available? Or does one need to be a well known, well connected collector to have that kind of access? I know there is a museum of Saxon watchmaking in Glashutte, but that alone is insufficient incentive for me to travel all the way across the country.

I am sure some of you have been to Glashutte before. Perhaps some of you have even had some type of tour of the manufactories. I'd like to hear what y'all have to say on the matter.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

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I’ve been there several times

By: dedestexhes : July 16th, 2022-06:44

First of all, I would stay in Dresden for at least one night as it is a wonderful city to visit. Perhaps an interesting museum would be Also the Semper Oper with the famous clock. Etc a lot to do. From Dresden it is 40 min drive to Glashütte. There you c...

Thanks for your reply

By: mhz vph : July 16th, 2022-16:54

Visiting Dresden along with Glashutte is an excellent idea. Also glad to hear that the Uhrenmuseum is a nice one. As for arranging tours, do you think an AD would do such a thing for a non-customer? Unfortunately I do not (yet) own a watch from any of the...

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By: jparadise2010 : July 16th, 2022-12:50

If you are a watch enthusiast, I would definitely recommend visiting Glashütte. You can make arrangements to visit any of your preferred watch manufacturers. I had a great experience and got to see the entire process in manufacturing of a watch. It is sma...

How does one arrange to visit a manufacturer?

By: mhz vph : July 16th, 2022-16:56

Would a simple call or email suffice? Or is there a more established way to set up contact? Either way I am glad to know that it is possible. Enjoy your trip! I will still be in Germany during the first week of August, so perhaps our paths will cross

Yes, email the manufacture and ask, or look up your nearest large dealer in TX and ask them

By: cazalea : July 16th, 2022-21:32

In my experience, many watch companies are not that proud that you have to have already bought their watches to get a visit... besides you are a famous musician and they can't go wrong selling you a product that you can tell other people about. Say you ar...

Excellent advice!

By: mhz vph : July 16th, 2022-22:37

A brilliant idea to mention some of the amazing collectors on WPS. At the very least Glashutte Original will know Jocke very well. I'm surprised that any brand would be ashamed to turn away non-customers. Waitlists, the importance of brand 'loyalty', and ...

Glashütte is worth a visit.

By: Saxon : July 17th, 2022-08:30

Recommend a visit of the German Watch Museum in Glashütte. Ask GO directly, if a guided tour is currently available, also give Lange and Moritz Grossmann a try. The people there are always very friendly. And I agree with Dirk, Dresden should be on Your li...

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