Time Made in Germany: 700 Years of German Horology

Time—Made in Germany

In September, 2019, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chronometrie (DGC) and its American sister organization, the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC), jointly organized the “Ward Francillon Time Symposium” in Nuremberg. This represents the first such collaboration between these two venerable groups.

“Time—Made in Germany” presents 700 years of the most important horological achievements in the German-speaking world, and convened at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. Thirteen lectures by internationally renowned museum directors, scientists, and industry and trade specialists expertly cover a broad spectrum of timekeeping topics.

This conference transcript fully summarizes the event’s presentations and documents pivotal advances in the fields of watchmaking and time measurement. They range from the first medieval monumental clocks, to important innovations from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, to mass-produced clocks of the 19th and 20th centuries. An essay on the development of atomic clocks completes the transition into modern times.

Print Length: 303 pages.

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