My journey into the world of watches began when I was just a boy. At that young and tender age, I spent a few weeks every summer with my great-grandpa...
Hello Fellows, this is now my third part of the Series "Affordable German Watch brands" after a long break. So if you are interested in affordable ger...
Time Travel to the 1970s: The Global Journey of RUHLA's UMF 24-33 Movements
I'd like to share this rarity from my collection: the "SCHARON 21" featuring a manual-wind movement (UMF 24-33) crafted by UMF in Ruhla. At the time,...
Gooday Crunchers! Today's watch is a RUHLA model "UFO" with a manual wind 24-33 movement. This blue dialed "new old stock" watch from behind the iron...
Ruhla Watches: From Space to the West - How East Germany’s State-Owned Watchmaker Tried to Survive the Cold War
During the Cold War, Ruhla was under state ownership and produced watches for the East German market and for export to socialist countries. Ruhla also...
Gooday Crunchers! Todays watch is "The Glider", a relic from behind the iron curtain, the former GDR. We're looking at a "RUHLA Eurochron Tropicalized...