Nautical Instruments Mühle Glashütte Marine Flieger Chronometer Automatic, Reference M1-26-30, from special edition, it is the number 1664 of an unspecified special edition

As is well known, so-called chronometers represent the highest quality level a watch can achieve. Every luxury watch entitled to bear the "chronometer" designation has been tested for days and weeks at a Swiss observatory before receiving chronometer certification after passing the test.

 Stainless steel case with white dial and date display, width with crown 40 mm, 100 m water resistant, luminous hands and numerals, quick date setting, genuine leather strap not original but in mint condition

The magnificent luxury watch starts and runs continuously (accuracy not tested)

EZ: 1 -2: well preserved, few visible signs of age and wear except for many scratches on the case and back, but these can be largely polished away by any good watchmaker for 50 euros, dial unrestored flawless, runs smoothly

History of "Mühle Glashütte SA. Nautical Instruments" (Source: WatchWiki):

Mühle-Glashütte GmbH

company logo

R. Mühle & Son, Founder's House

Micrometer, Robert Mühle and Son / Glassworks

Car clock from Mühle with pin anchor movement of an unknown manufacturer

Pocket watch VauWe

Condition of the building when returned to private ownership

The "big mill clocks"

SAR Rescue Timer

Tachometers and other measuring instruments from Mühle Glashütte

Horch Chronograph

German watchmaking

Mühle-Glashütte GmbH builds on the tradition of the family business established in Glashütte in 1869. Originally, the company manufactured precision measuring instruments for the local watchmaking industry, later producing high-quality nautical instruments for seafaring. 

Even today, cruise ships, such as the AIDA fleet, as well as luxury yachts, are equipped with chronometers and ship clock systems from Mühle. Since Hans-Jürgen Mühle returned the company to family ownership in 1994 , Mühle has also been producing high-quality mechanical wristwatches . Today, this division is the core business of the traditional Glashütte company.

Robert Mühle & Son

The company Robert Mühle & Son was founded in 1869 by Robert Mühle .
He took his son Arthur Max Mühle into this company as a co-owner.
Later, his two younger sons, Otto Paul Mühle
and Alfred Otto Mühle , also co-owner of the company.

Mühle & Sohn manufactured precision mechanical devices and measuring instruments.