Aktiengesellschaft für Uhrenfabrikation Lenzkirch (''Public company for clockmaking Lenzkirch'') was founded in 1851 in the village of

Lenzkirch Lenzkirch is a municipality in the Black Forest. It lies in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Lenzkirch is on the Black Forest plateau, in the valley of the river Haslach, which near the south ...

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...

by Eduard Hauser who had trained in France and Switzerland. It is in the tradition of

Black Forest clockmakers Craftsmanship of Black Forest clockmakers dates back to mid of the 17th century. A specialized branch of Black Forest clockmakers are the manufacturers of cuckoo clocks. History Beginnings in the 17th century Black Forest clock production bega ...

. Hauser, the son of a teacher, was born on 21 August 1825 and gained experience of making music boxes with Johann George Schopperle. During this same period he gained a knowledge of metalworking, precision work and the design of musical instruments, as well as a proficiency in the composing of music. The firm acquired a reputation for building particularly fine

regulators Regulator may refer to: Technology * Regulator (automatic control), a device that maintains a designated characteristic, as in: ** Battery regulator ** Pressure regulator ** Diving regulator ** Voltage regulator * Regulator (sewer), a control de ...

. Up to the 1920s it still produced regulators with compensated pendulums and precision movements. The firm was later taken over by

Junghans Junghans Uhren GmbH is a German watch and clock manufacturer. The company is located in the district of Rottweil, in a town called Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany. History On 15 April 1861 Erhard Junghans created the compan ...

and the factory closed down in 1932, at which period the market for wall regulators had collapsed.

Bibliography

*''Lenzkircher Uhren 1851–2001. Aus der Geschichte einer bemerkenswerten Uhrmacherzeit''

References

External links

* (de
Register for still known Lenzkirch clocks
* (de
Friends of Lenzkirch clocks (Lenzkircher-Uhren-Freunde e. V.)
* (de

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