Schempp Uhren Watches

Schemmp Uhren watches are the mastermind of famous watch designer Martin Schempp. Watch aficionados recognize Martin (1905-1984) as a legend who emigrating from Stuttgart to the USA in 1926 at the age of 21. Martin’s friendship with Wolf Hirth then led him to soaring, and he received  his American pilot’s license, signed by Orville Wright, and made many spectacular flights which made him known in the USA. Back in Germany, Martin Schempp, together with Wolf Hirth, founded his own aircraft factory in 1935. It was here where the world-famous high-performance sailplane “Minimoa” went into series production as early as that time. Schempp-Hirth in Kirchheim unter Teck is today one of the most renowned sailplane manufacturers and is globally successful with designs such as the Nimbus, Ventus and Discus.

Martin’s son, Walter Schempp established the Schemmp Uhen watch company in 1988, and debuted his first series were wristwatches of bruyère wood, ebony, cellulose acetate, aluminum and titanium. In the mid-‘90s, he created successful models of stainless steel, such as the “Papyrus Watch,” which had a dial designed by Boris Pius Müller; the “Kwadrat Watch” and the “CarisMatic Watch.” This collection was characterized by reduced and clear shapes.

The designers Walter Schempp and Boris Pius Müller are now developing a collection of mechanical watches, and the first model is the “Martin Schempp” Aviator Chronograph, produced in an exclusive limited-edition series of 100 units to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Martin Schempp’s birth.

Company website:  www.uhren-schempp.de