Gustav Bruemmer

Gustav Brümmer ( born April 23, 1905 in Kiel, † July 4, 1970; pseudonym: Guschi ) was a German watchmaker and headmaster at the Watchmaking School in Hamburg.

Life and achievements

1920 acquired Brümmer the high school. He learned the craft of watchmaking in Glashütte in 1924 and laid the journeyman examination. His examination work is now exhibited in the Museum of the School of Watchmaking in Glashütte. From 1927 to 1929 Brümmer attended the German School of Watchmaking Glashütte. He studied at the Vocational Teacher Training Institute and the Graduate School of Berlin. From 1931 to 1933 he trained as a commercial teacher. In his thesis he wrote about " professional education in the craft of watchmaking ." From 1933 he made a practical educational year at the trade school in Lokstedt - Niendorf. From 1934, he participated in various teaching assignments in Hamburg and married in the same year his wife Gertrude. From 1 April 1936, he was fully employed teacher at the vocational school in Lokstedt - Niendorf. The monthly salary amount then 236.37 Reichsmarks.

In 1940 he began as a commercial teacher in the State School of Watchmaking Hamburg- Altona. It was 1944 Commercial senior teacher at the same school.

Since that time he has written many technical articles for the journal The Clock ( organ of the Central Association of the clockmaker ). In 1952 he published the book is still used today Fachrechnen for watchmakers as the third edition of the textbook series The watchmaking school of the publisher Hermann Brinkmann under the cooperation of state watchmaking school in Hamburg- Altona with the Central Association of the clockmaker.

In 1958 he became technical school director at the State School of Watchmaking in Hamburg- Altona, until he retired in 1968. Brümmer died after many years of disease to kidney failure.

Writings (selection )

  • Fachrechnen for watchmakers. William Knapp Verlag. 15 editions. ISBN 978-3-87420-012-7.
  • A look at gearing. The Clock, 1949, No.6, p.3
  • From vibrations, oscillations and double vibrations. The Clock, 1949, No.8, p.7
  • The module - a useful computational size. The Clock, 1949, No.12, p.8
  • The counter ratchet, an auxiliary drive for watches. The Clock, 1950, No.12, p.21
  • From development and construction of the free escapement. The Clock, 1951, No. 2, 4, 6, 8
  • From construction and adjustment of the Graham escapement. The Clock, 1951, No.18, 20, 22
  • Ferdinand Adolph Lange - founder of the Glashütte watchmaking. The Clock, 1953, No.4, p.33
  • From the riots. The Clock, 1954, No.22, p.34
  • From the cylinder escapement. The Clock, 1955, No.10, p.31
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