
Lenzkirch (1851-1932)
Lenzkirch (Aktiengesellschaft für Uhrenfabrikation Lenzkirch) was founded in 1851 in the village of Lenzkirch, Baden, South Germany by Eduard Hauser who had trained in France and Switzerland. Hauser was born on 21 August 1825 and gained experience in making music boxes with Johann George Schopperle. During this same period, he gained knowledge of metalworking, precision work, and the design of musical instruments, as well as proficiency in composing music.
The firm acquired a reputation for building particularly fine regulators. Until the 1920s, regulators were still produced with compensated pendulums and precision movements. Junghans, a German watch and clock manufacturer, later took over the firm. The Lenzkirch factory closed down in 1932 due to a huge demise of demand for wall regulators, in today’s market the manufacture can fetch a reasonable figure if the clock is of particular rarity or unusual design.