Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG

What Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG does

Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG is a fourth-generation family-owned German manufacturer founded in 1922 and headquartered in Reichenbach am Heuberg on the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg. The company operates three integrated business divisions: (1) Clocks — a full portfolio of handcrafted German-made wall clocks, grandfather clocks, table clocks, ship's clocks, regulators, tellurium, perpetual calendar, and astrolabe models, with prices ranging from €39.95 entry-level units to €9,995 premium grandfather clocks; (2) Clock Movements — mechanical and quartz movements (e.g., the Hermle W2987 skeleton movement) sold both to support Hermle's own clock lines and potentially to third-party watch and clock manufacturers; and (3) Precision Turned Parts — micro and miniature turned components from 1 to 38mm in diameter, including gears and pinions, serving automotive, mechanical engineering, medical, furniture, pneumatics, and aerospace customers.

The company maintains high manufacturing depth, performing nearly all production steps in-house, including specialty processes such as diamond finishing of brass parts, cleanroom painting via a Polin AC Tetris booth (operational since January 2023), 20-watt MOPA fiber laser marking from Schilling Marking Systems, professional polishing and matting, fully automatic coating with a Venjakob system, LED-UV flatbed printing, and a complete punching shop with up to approximately 150 tons of force. Quality management is certified to DIN ISO 9001:2015. Notable strategic partnerships include co-development work with luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co. and German watchmaker Sinn Spezialuhren, alongside technology partnerships with Schilling, Polin AC, and Venjakob.

Hermle's go-to-market combines a direct e-commerce channel (multi-language website at hermle-reichenbach.de) with a global network of 50+ authorized distribution partners across 25+ countries, supplemented by three regional subsidiaries — Hermle North America (Amherst, USA), Hermle Moscow (Russia), and Hermle Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). The company employs 24+ people, remains privately held under family ownership, and is in a generational succession transition from Rolf Hermle to his son Dominik Hermle. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://hermle-reichenbach.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hermle is a fourth-generation German family manufacturer founded in 1922, producing handcrafted clocks, mechanical and quartz clock movements, and precision turned parts (1–38mm) for industrial B2B customers across automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reichenbach am Heuberg, Baden-Württemberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Precision Turned Parts: Manufacturing of custom precision turned parts (gears, pinions) for various industries including automotive, medical, furniture, pneumatics, and aerospace. Components range from 1 to 38mm diameter.
2. Clocks and Timepieces: Sale of manufactured clocks including wall clocks, grandfather clocks, table clocks, ship's clocks, regulators, tellurium, perpetual calendar, and astrolabe models. Wide price range from budget to luxury segments.
3. Clock Movements: Production and sale of mechanical and quartz clock movements for Hermle clocks and potentially third-party applications.
4. Surface Treatment Services: Professional polishing, coating, painting, and surface treatment services for external customers' products including metals and plastics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG is a fourth-generation family-owned German manufacturer producing precision turned parts (gears, pinions, micro components with diameters from 1 to 38mm) for industrial customers and handcrafted mechanical and quartz clocks (grandfather, wall, table, ship's clocks, regulators, astrolabe) for consumer and commercial spaces. The company also manufactures mechanical and quartz clock movements and offers in-house surface treatment services including laser marking, polishing, painting, clean room coating, punching, and diamond finishing.

Product overview

Hermle DREHTEILE UND UHREN GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family business (4th generation) headquartered in Reichenbach am Heuberg on the Swabian Alb, Germany, founded in the early 1920s. The company operates three interconnected business divisions: (1) Clocks and Clock Movements, offering a comprehensive portfolio of grandfather clocks, wall clocks, table clocks, ship's clocks, regulators, tellurium, perpetual calendar, and astrolabe timepieces, all featuring mechanical or quartz movements manufactured largely in-house with 'made in Germany' quality standards; (2) Precision Turned Parts, producing micro and miniature turned components (1-38mm diameter) including gears and pinions for automotive, mechanical engineering, medical, furniture, pneumatic, and aerospace industries; and (3) Additional manufacturing services including laser marking, polishing, painting/coating, LED-UV printing, clean room operations, punching, and diamond finishing. The portfolio spans from high-end handcrafted clock products to industrial precision components, unified by the company's high manufacturing depth and quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Astrolabe Clock Quartz-controlled skeleton clock with astronomical indications featuring an astrolabe display showing sun, moon, and earth rotations in true-to-life time sequence, with zodiac signs and moon phases.
• Grandfather Clocks (Standuhren) Premium floor-standing clocks available in mechanical, quartz, and radio-controlled variants, featuring 8-day movements with multiple melodies (Westminster, Whittington, St. Michael), moon phase displays, and automatic night switch-off.
• Wall Clocks (Wanduhren) Interior wall clocks available in mechanical and quartz movements, featuring various designs from classic to modern, including blue, light blue, and rosé color options.
• Table Clocks (Tischuhren) Compact desk clocks in various finishes including walnut, black, cherrywood brass, and black nickel, featuring mechanical movements with multiple color dial options.
• Ship's Clocks (Schiffsuhren) Nautical-inspired ship's clocks in solid nickel-plated brass with glass bezels, featuring 8-day mechanical movements with glass striking mechanisms and chime sequences.
• Clock Movements (Uhrwerke) Mechanical and quartz clock movements including the Hermle W2987 skeleton movement, serving as both standalone products and components for Hermle clock collections and third-party applications.
• Precision Turned Parts (Drehteile) Precision-turned components including gears and pinions (Zahnräder und Triebe), specializing in delicate micro and miniature turned parts for automotive, mechanical engineering, medical, furniture, pneumatic, and aerospace industries with diameters from 1 to 38mm.
• Laser Marking Services Fiber laser marking using the 20-watt MOPA Multi-Light M20 laser from Schilling Marking Systems for high-resolution labeling of metal and plastic parts with text, graphics, logos, and codes.
• Polishing Services Professional polishing, matting, and brushing of brass, stainless steel, and aluminum using modern robotics for surfaces requiring maximum finish quality.
• Painting and Coating Services Compact fully automatic coating system including manual spray booth for special parts, automatic overhead conveyor system, and Venjakob 3-in-1 painting system for plastics and metals.
• Clean Room Services Tetris cleanroom booth for dust-free painting, curing, and drying of sensitive clock products and external parts, operated with protective clothing protocols.
• Punching Services Comprehensive punching capabilities including high-speed, knuckle-joint, eccentric, impact and deep-drawing presses with maximum punching force of approximately 150 tons, including Trumpf TruPunch 3000.
• LED-UV Flatbed Printing Services SIGNRACER 1610 Swiss Made flatbed printer for industrial quality production on various substrates including dark and transparent surfaces with variable LED-UV curing.
• Diamond Finishing Services High-gloss diamond turning and milling of brass parts as a specialty service influenced by clockmaking expertise, performed on semi-automatic machines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day dispatch from stock for standard items (3-4 working days delivery)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jacob & Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury watch manufacturer partnership. Hermle collaborates with Jacob & Co., described as 'the undisputed most luxurious wristwatch manufacturer in the world', known for exclusive designs and high-profile collaborations including Bugatti, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi.
• Sinn SpezialuhrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman luxury watch manufacturer partnership. Hermle produces a wall clock for Sinn in the style of their pilot watch 857 with luminous display. Features radio-controlled movement with sweeping second, satin-finished stainless steel case, double anti-reflective mineral glass, 297mm diameter.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mikron Group (Mikron Industrie AG): Swiss precision parts manufacturer serving automotive, medical, and writing instruments; comparable to Hermle's micro-turned components (1-38mm) with similar precision-engineering customer profile.
• Tornos SA: Swiss manufacturer of precision turning machines and turned parts for medical, automotive, and electronics; relevant incumbent peer for Hermle's precision turned parts business given shared end markets and micro-turning specialization.
• Howard Miller: Large US-based clock manufacturer with broad wall, mantel, and grandfather clock portfolio; broader scale and distribution but overlapping product categories with Hermle's mechanical clock range.
• INDEX-Werke (Traub / INDEX): German builder of turning machines and turn-mill centers used by precision parts shops; relevant to Hermle as both a potential equipment peer and competitor for high-precision turn-mill subcontract work in automotive and medical.

Direct peers

• Kieninger Uhrenfabrik GmbH: German clock movement manufacturer and OEM supplier to clock brands; directly comparable to Hermle's clock movements (Uhrwerke) business with a similar B2B component-supply model and heritage positioning.
• Lenzkirch Uhrenfabrik: Historic German clock manufacturer focused on high-quality mechanical movements and regulators; direct peer in the niche mechanical regulator/grandfather clock segment where Hermle also competes.
• Schwarzwalder Uhren (SABA / Hersteller): Traditional Black Forest clock manufacturer producing wall, table, and grandfather clocks; competes with Hermle in residential and commercial mechanical clocks with shared German craftsmanship positioning.

Others

• Sinn Spezialuhren: German specialty watch manufacturer collaborating with Hermle on a co-branded wall clock; relevant as a customer-partner demonstrating Hermle's ability to serve premium watchmakers with OEM movements and parts.
• Jacob & Co. Luxury watch brand partner of Hermle producing straps and components; not a direct competitor but a key customer and brand-validating collaborator in the luxury watch value chain.

Regional players

• Ernst Westphal Uhrenmanufaktur: German family-owned clock manufacturer with similar Mittelstand profile to Hermle, focused on mechanical wall and table clocks; comparable as a regional, craft-positioned peer in the German clockmaking niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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