Watching the makers of the future
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Life
Nowadays, who would want to become a watchmaker? In Germany as much as elsewhere in the world, young people are increasingly driven to the service sector, causing a shortage of staff in manual trades.
Training head Katja Konig with young apprentices learning the trade at the Lange watchmaking school.
Since 1997, A Lange & Sohne opened an in-house vocational school located in a small village, 10km away from its headquarters in Glashutte.
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