Union Glashütte
Union Glashütte
Member of Swatch Group
History
In 1880, Johannes Dürrstein first sold watches under the brand “Union,” but the company that became Union Glashütte began later. This was the Glashütter Uhrenfabrik Union, and it was here in 1893 that Dürrstein and his craftsmen realized his vision.
Although the company enjoyed a few more decades of success, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, business declined. The firm shut down in 1933; afterwards, the brand would be absent until the 1990s. It only returned after German reunification, when private companies emerged from the remains of the East German state conglomerate VEB.
In 1996, the Union brand was back in action; during this period, the brand used Glashütte Original movements.
A few years later, in 2000, Swatch group acquired the company.
