In July 2017, the Saxon watchmaker Glashütte Original welcomes another generation of watchmaking professionals who have successfully graduated from the Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking and will contribute to the development of the Saxon watchmaking industry and carry on the spirit of the Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking. They will continue the spirit of the “Alfred·Helwig” watchmaking school. The school, which has trained countless talents for the German watchmaking industry, has survived the ups and downs of German history. The original brand of Saxony continues to write the legend of top German watchmaking, fearlessly and with the baptism of time.
Dedicated to watchmaking education forging a century of heritage
From a pure lineage that dates back to the first days of watchmaking in the Kingdom of Saxony, Glashütte Original has always represented the top level of German watchmaking. Glashütte Original’s strong support for watchmaking education is behind all this development. Since 2001, Glashütte has been training technicians at the “Alfred & middot; Helwig” watchmaking school, a modern watchmaking school supported by state-of-the-art technical equipment and the best teachers in the industry. In addition, Glashütte Original also has an international outlook and is actively involved in watchmaking education at an international level, having pioneered a partnership with WOSTEP (Swiss Watchmakers Training and Education Program) in Germany to keep up with the international watchmaking industry. In addition to the German professional craftsmen’s certificate, the students receive a diploma from WOSTEP, which is internationally recognized, a unique initiative in Germany.
The watchmaking school has been in existence for 100 years, since 1887, when it was founded by Moritz Grossman. The school is named after Alfred·Helwig, a master watchmaker, in honor of his contribution to the watchmaking industry and his passion for watchmaking and his relentless pursuit of precision. Alfred & middot; Helwig was a lecturer at the watchmaking school for 41 years and a favorite of the students, and in 1820 he led his students in the development of the “flying tourbillon”, which was decisive for the development of the watchmaking industry. Despite his fame, he remained modest throughout his life, bringing great development to the German watchmaking industry, and Glashütte Original is proud to name its watchmaking school after him, passing on this decade-long spirit of originality in research and development for generations to come. Improvement of original research and development for extraordinary skillsEvery subject in the “Alfred·Helwig” Watchmaking School is a carefully crafted curriculum that carries with it a century of Glashütte originality and excellence. The school’s curriculum is not uniform, and the learning process encompasses both theoretical studies and practical exercises. Each student ensures that he or she can manufacture the smallest movement components, understand the complex mechanical relationships and fully appreciate the spirit of the Glashütte Original Manufacture’s “uncompromising” efforts, philosophy of precision and values of excellence.
In this cradle of German watchmaking education, each student is carefully selected for his or her outstanding talent, exceptional skill in the hands and exceptional sensitivity to tradition and innovation. Each watchmaker at Glashütte Original has undergone at least three years of professional study, with more time spent interacting with sandpaper, microscopes and machine tools, and more than a decade spent familiarizing themselves with a skill that gives life to a watch with their hands. It is this dedication that has made Glashütte Original’s craftsmanship world-renowned. In the future, Glashütte Original will also continue to develop its own classics by adhering to its German heritage.
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