1. A. Lange & Söhne

Known as one of the first German watch brand, A. Lange & Söhne is not one of the oldest watch in Germany but also in the world. The Galshutte based brand was founded in 1845 and paved most of the way for other watch brands to prove greatness in Germany. Ferdinand Adolph Lange used his son as his primary work force to produce the best watches in the town. A. Lange & Sönhne changed their style as the World’s War II soldiers wore wristwatches in the trenches. After the war the new Soviet government split companies like A. Lange & Söhne and was put out of business. After the reunification of Germany, the started producing again fine wristwatches and soon twenty years later brought the company back to life.

2. Junghans

Life on the East side of the Berlin Wall was very spartan and minimalistic during the 1940s and 1950s. Junghans made the most of the post war life. Founded by Ernhard Jungians in 1860, it was not until 1956 when the company started working with Max Bill in 1956 when the watches actually came to existence. While Max Bill applied the minimalistic style, Junghans took its attractive wall clocks and made them into fine wristwatches.

3. Mont Blanc

Mostly known for its high-end pens, Mont Blanc is also popular for its luxury watches. Even though the company is purposely a German brand, they rely on Swiss expertise to produce their fine watches. In 1997 they started Le Locle, Switzerland to manufacture these timepieces and in the past decade they have just started producing their own in-house movements. Like TAG Heuer, Mont Blanc has also started to produce luxury smartwatches.

4. Sinn

As the watchmaking business gets tougher and tougher, Hemet Sinn knew exactly how to target the market and how to break into the watch business. Sinn started as a company producing pilot watches and navigational watches. Sinn targeted the market by reproducing watches that were affordable yet with great quality. This method launched Sinn to become a premier brand. These watches were durable and reliable that they were even used by astronaut Reinhard Furrer.

5. Chronoswiss

While some may wonder why this brand is in this German watch brand list, Chronoswiss was founded in Munchen, Germany. They also have headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland and even has the name ‘Swiss’ in the brand name! Chronoswiss has produced top-tier watches and caught the market’s eye with its skeletonized chronographs and the very detailed crowns. Chronoswiss did so well with its timepieces which claims as co-founder of the mechanical renaissance.

The Motions Orbital Classic Edition has a different twist than basic timepieces. In this watch, time is depicted by handless system of planetary gears. At each hour mark lays a black diamond that surround the outer edge of the dial. In the center of the dial there is a rotating gear in place and has one spoke singled out to act as an hour hand. The display of the minutes is closely the same as the hour marker with another lager wheel, turning on the central axis. On this timepiece, there is no crown as the time is set via Pita Time Setting Mechanism, which is on the caseback.

The first thing that comes to mind is creativity when I see this timepiece. This is what Pita is based off on, creativity and innovation. Displays like this with such originality and innovativeness appeal to many watch lovers and especially those who appreciate the mechanical movements in a watch. This is a well executed watch created by an independent brand that lays low but still execute with great innovativeness. This Molino Classic is limited to 71 pieces and is priced at €7,750.

Basics:

Case Material: 904 stainless steel
Dial Color: Black night DLC
Indexes: Black diamonds
Lume: None
Water Resistance: 30 meters
Strap/Bracelet: Black Louisiana crocodile strap

Caliber: Pita W6.6 with planetary gear module
Power Reserve: 42 hours
Winding: Bi-directional automatic winding

Available at Pita.