Zeitmeister

The Zeitmeister is, together with the Chronometerwerke, the line with which Wempe officially opened its chapter as a watch manufacture: in September 2006, in Dresden, the Wempe family presented the first collection made in the newly restored Glashütte manufacture, just 200 pieces priced between €775 and €1,975. Compared with the more exclusive Chronometerwerke, the Zeitmeister was born as the entry offering to the Wempe Glashütte i/SA world: watches built on modified ETA calibres, but certified as chronometers in-house, to the international ISO 3159 standard, at the certification institute housed in the former Urania Observatory.

The Zeitmeister catalogue is designed for a broad audience, men and women, and has two souls: on one side elegant models on black or brown leather straps, suited to formal settings; on the other sportier steel versions, with white or black dials, designed for everyday wear. A distinctive feature common to the whole line is the engraving of the Glashütte Observatory on the caseback of every piece: a direct reference to the place where the watches are assembled and certified, and a way of making the link between the brand and its manufacture visible even in the most hidden detail.

Over the years the line has expanded with several themed sub-variants — including aviation- and sport-style versions, as well as versions with calendar complications — while keeping its original role: being the gateway, more accessible than the Chronometerwerke, to Wempe's manufacture production in Glashütte.