Specimatic

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Spezimatic ( suitcase word from 'special' and 'automatic') is a brand name for a series of men's wristwatches with automatic winding from the VEB Glashütte watch company in the GDR .

The Spezimatic was the second large-scale automatic watch from the GDR. From 1964 to 1980, the GUB produced over 3.7 million copies. The GUB 74 and GUB 75 movements were built into the Spezimatic watches.

literature

  • Heike Ulbrich: Economic development and innovation behavior in divided Germany using the example of watch manufacturers Junghans and Glashütte, 2007, ISBN 363872056X , page 21, online
  • Werner Heinrich: Mechanical wristwatches from Glashütte: 1950 to 1980, 2007, ISBN 3766717197 , page 168
  • Günter Höhne: Penti, Erika and Bebo Sher: Classics of GDR design, 2nd edition, 2002, ISBN 3896023209 , page 213