Horst Landrock

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Horst Landrock (born November 7, 1904 in Dresden , † May 26, 1990 in Zittau ) was a German watchmaker and watch collector .

Life

Horst Landrock was born in Dresden. His father came from a family that had been a metalworker , art and weapon smith for eleven generations . For health reasons, Father Landrock became a postman at the post office, and finally a post office inspector in Coswig near Dresden.

Landrock did his watchmaker apprenticeship with Arno Walter, owner of Moritz Weise . During this time he developed his interest in old clocks. He was often to be found in the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon in Dresden and made friends with the restorer Max Engelman at the time.

Further training followed in Ludwigsburg in a factory that manufactured watch parts and with master watchmaker Fritz Möhrle, a specialist in repairing old watches. Then he worked for Max Butterer in Prien am Chiemsee , also a well-known master watchmaker. Landrock returned to Saxony, where he found a job as managing director in a watch shop in Meissen for a few years . Thanks to this position, he traveled to different countries such as France , Belgium , Austria , Holland and Switzerland .

After his master craftsman examination in 1930, he founded his own specialist watch shop in Zittau, Saxony. Around 1932 he was appointed head master of the local watchmaker's guild. In 1933 his son Dieter was born. Immediately after the Second World War , he saw it as his job to train young people as watchmakers.

Horst Landrock died in Zittau at the age of 86.

Services

In 1954 the Dresden working group "Old Clocks - History of Time Measurement" was founded, which was headed by Horst Landrock until 1976. With the help of his son Dieter Landrock, who had taken over the leadership of the working group from 2004, the Dresden working group joined the German Chronometry Society in the same year .

Horst Landrock was recognized as a watch expert not only in the GDR . His work as an expert was of international importance . He has published over 100 specialist articles in various magazines.

collection

Over time, Landrock amassed an extensive collection of old clocks of all kinds, which is one of the most important private collections in Germany. This collection was open to the public until Landrock's death. The collection was then maintained by his son Dieter (1933–2016) in Seifhennersdorf .

Zittau flower clock

The flower clock at the Zittau Butcher's Bastion
Zittau flower clock with porcelain carillon 2018

A flower clock has been in Zittau since 1907 . The idea for this arose in 1902 on the occasion of the industrial and commercial exhibition in the Weinau area . Many people from Zittau wanted such a “miracle” to be in the city forever. Park inspector Johannes Grabowski and council watchmaker Otto Rödel were the creators of this curiosity . The dial consists of a flower bed that is replanted three times a year. The clockwork comes from an old tower clock .

In January 1965 the city of Zittau called on its citizens to contribute with ideas for the beautification of the facilities of the "Green Ring". Horst Landrock suggested adding a chime to the flower clock. Thanks to extensive donations and numerous voluntary hours of work by the craftsmen in the Zittau district, it was possible to realize this idea. The technical masterpiece consisting of 21 Meissen porcelain bells was inaugurated on August 27, 1966 . A well-known folk song plays every full and half hour, e.g. B. " In the most beautiful meadow " , " At the fountain in front of the gate " , " A boy saw a rose " and "Hopp, hopp, hopp" .

The clock's hands have been controlled by a radio- controlled clock since 1993 .

Over the years, the valuable porcelain bells have become brittle. In 2003 it was decided to only let the bells ring every hour on the hour.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the glockenspiel, an appeal was made for the restoration of the glockenspiel. During the subsequent work-up, not only was the control of the bells renewed, but an electronic control system was also installed. This can also be used to play new melodies. The inauguration of the reconditioned carillon took place on June 3, 2017.

Fonts (selection)

  • Old clocks. From a Zittau collection. Prisma-Verlag, Leipzig 1971.
  • Old clocks rediscovered. Verlag Technik, Berlin 1981. [Also: Verlag Thun, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-87144-657-2 . - 2nd edition: Verlag Technik, Berlin 1983; 3rd, through Edition: Verlag Technik, Berlin 1986. A record with audio samples of various clocks and commentary spoken by Horst Landrock is attached to all editions.]
  • From the life of a watchmaker. Self-published by Horst Landrock, Olbersdorf, 1984
  • Horizontal table clocks from the Landrock Collection, Zittau in Saxony. In: Writings of the historical-scientific expert group "Friends of old watches" , Volume 3, DGC 1963, p. 23
  • Pocket watch with enamel pictures on cock and plates. In: Writings of the historical-scientific expert group "Friends of old watches" , Volume 4, DGC 1964, p. 41
  • From the Landrock Collection. In: Writings of the historical-scientific expert group "Friends of old watches" , Volume 6, DGC 1966, p. 51
  • The "whole" and "half" clock. In: Writings of the historical-scientific expert group "Friends of old watches" , Volume 8, DGC 1968, p. 35
  • Adolf Lange built pocket watches with a pin lever escapement. In: Writings of the historical-scientific expert group "Friends of old watches" , Volume 16, DGC 1977, p. 78

literature

  • Wolfgang Polte, Jörg Hein, Ulrich Windoffer: Watches from the Landrock collection. Ed. Leipzig, Leipzig 1986 and Callwey, Munich 1986. ISBN 3-7667-0772-8

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jörg Hein: Master watchmaker Horst Landrock in Olbersdorf near Zittau. Old clocks and modern time measurement, No. 6 1988, p. 9
  2. ↑ Fritz von Osterhausen: Callweys lexicon. Munich 1999, ISBN 3-7667-1353-1 , p. 181
  3. ^ Hort Landrock 85 years. Watches and jewelry, 1990, p. 31
  4. ^ Dieter Landrock: Working group "History of Time Measurement", Dresden. Old clocks and modern time measurement, No. 2 1991, p. 64
  5. ↑ Horst Landrock on uhrenlexikon.de, accessed on June 14, 2017
  6. ↑ 100 years of the Zittau flower clock. Zittauer Stadtanzeiger, July 10, 2007, p. 1, accessed on June 14, 2017
  7. ↑ Our Zittau glockenspiel needs your help. Appeal for donations by the city of Zittau, 2016, accessed on June 14, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Zittau Glockenspiel goes digital. In: Saxon newspaper . January 22, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Zittau Glockenspiel can now be repaired. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . January 31, 2017, accessed June 14, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Commissioning of the renovated carillon on the flower clock. Press release of the city of Zittau, June 1, 2017, accessed on June 14, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Ceremonial inauguration of the new carillon on June 3, 2017 by the Lord Mayor , video on YouTube (accessed on April 17, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Landrock, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German watchmaker and watch collector
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1990
Place of death Zittau