Location
Eza Watches is a brand from a small watchmaking town called Pforzheim in Germany. Pforzheim has been called the “entrance to the black forest” due to its location in south-west Germany. The town is mostly known by its historical jewelry and watchmaking industry, which goes back more than 250 years. That’s why the city bear the name “Goldstadt” (Gold City) Today there are still remains of the once so big industry. There is still a watchmaking school located and a technical museum where you can find lots of artifacts and machinery from the history of the local watchmaking scene. Watches wearing the name Eza have been built in Pforzheim by local manufacturers in the past. One of the biggest and most important one was the factory of Hermann Becker. Inside many vintage Eza Watches, the manufacture movement of his factory can be found. next chapter ↓
The Brand
Eza means: “One who is always eager to help“. Thanks to your movements during the day, you are helping the movement to charge itself. In exchange the watch helps you by showing you the time. During the 20thcentury, quite a number of different Eza watches have been built. Most known were the dive watches, but they also made dress watches and (nowadays) quite funky looking models. Most of them housing the sturdy HB 313 automatic or other movements. All of these movements were mechanical, basically all Eza watches that have been built were mechanical. The watches were of high quality with a reasonable price, therefore available to many. During the quartz crisis* the brand stopped producing watches. next chapter ↓
Hermann Becker
Hermann Becker was born on the 4thof August in 1897. In 1921, he started his own business called Hermann Becker GMBH. Producing watch cases, dials and parts of mechanical movements (Ebouché). In 1951 Hermann Becker died in a car accident. His widow took over the company leadership. In 1958 the first manufacture movement was introduced. In the end the factory manufactured the following movements: Caliber 312 + 313 Caliber 80 Caliber 106 Caliber 115 Caliber 110, 111, 114 (calendar) Many parts of the Eza watches (especially mechanical movements) from that time were made in the factory of Hermann Becker.In 1979 unfortunately the company of Hermann Becker stopped its business. At that time there were 48 people working in the company. next chapter ↓
Re-birth
After 37 years of abscence the brand was restarted in 2016 from the desire to make vintage looking watches in a modern way. Nowadays the brand is being managed by a young watchmaker and entrepreneur, Adriaan Trampe (28). He has a big passion for craftmanship and especially watchmaking. To put this passion to use, he started a watchmaking education in a small close to his birthplace Rotterdam, called Schoonhoven. Fun fact is that this town is, like Pforzheim, also known by the jewelry and watchmaking industry. This town bears the nickname “zilverstad” (silver city). In 2018 he finished his studies and decided to continue the brand as his full-time job. Putting all his passion, technical knowledge and business experience into the company. next chapter ↓
Future
Today, Eza shares the same apoach to watchmaking as it has done in the 1900’s. Staying close to the watchmaking tradition by using only mechanical movements and assemble the watches in it’s hometown Pforzheim. Due to the reduction of the watchmaking industry in Pforzheim, the parts are mainly sourced now in Switzerland, where the HQ is located. By using similar parts in different watch models, Eza unifies the productions and keeps the unnecessary costs down, which benefits the final customer.
Location
Eza Watches is a brand from a small watchmaking town called Pforzheim in Germany. Pforzheim has been called the “entrance to the black forest” due to its location in south-west Germany. The town is mostly known by its historical jewelry and watchmaking industry, which goes back more than 250 years. That’s why the city bear the name “Goldstadt” (Gold City) Today there are still remains of the once so big industry. There is still a watchmaking school located and a technical museum where you can find lots of artifacts and machinery from the history of the local watchmaking scene. Watches wearing the name Eza have been built in Pforzheim by local manufacturers in the past. One of the biggest and most important one was the factory of Hermann Becker. Inside many vintage Eza Watches, the manufacture movement of his factory can be found. next chapter ↓
The Brand
Eza means: “One who is always eager to help“. Thanks to your movements during the day, you are helping the movement to charge itself. In exchange the watch helps you by showing you the time. During the 20thcentury, quite a number of different Eza watches have been built. Most known were the dive watches, but they also made dress watches and (nowadays) quite funky looking models. Most of them housing the sturdy HB 313 automatic or other movements. All of these movements were mechanical, basically all Eza watches that have been built were mechanical. The watches were of high quality with a reasonable price, therefore available to many. During the quartz crisis* the brand stopped producing watches. next chapter ↓
Hermann Becker
Hermann Becker was born on the 4thof August in 1897. In 1921, he started his own business called Hermann Becker GMBH. Producing watch cases, dials and parts of mechanical movements (Ebouché). In 1951 Hermann Becker died in a car accident. His widow took over the company leadership. In 1958 the first manufacture movement was introduced. In the end the factory manufactured the following movements: Caliber 312 + 313 Caliber 80 Caliber 106 Caliber 115 Caliber 110, 111, 114 (calendar) Many parts of the Eza watches (especially mechanical movements) from that time were made in the factory of Hermann Becker.In 1979 unfortunately the company of Hermann Becker stopped its business. At that time there were 48 people working in the company. next chapter ↓
Re-birth
After 37 years of abscence the brand was restarted in 2016 from the desire to make vintage looking watches in a modern way. Nowadays the brand is being managed by a young watchmaker and entrepreneur, Adriaan Trampe (28). He has a big passion for craftmanship and especially watchmaking. To put this passion to use, he started a watchmaking education in a small close to his birthplace Rotterdam, called Schoonhoven. Fun fact is that this town is, like Pforzheim, also known by the jewelry and watchmaking industry. This town bears the nickname “zilverstad” (silver city). In 2018 he finished his studies and decided to continue the brand as his full-time job. Putting all his passion, technical knowledge and business experience into the company. next chapter ↓
Future
Today, Eza shares the same apoach to watchmaking as it has done in the 1900’s. Staying close to the watchmaking tradition by using only mechanical movements and assemble the watches in it’s hometown Pforzheim. Due to the reduction of the watchmaking industry in Pforzheim, the parts are mainly sourced now in Switzerland, where the HQ is located. By using similar parts in different watch models, Eza unifies the productions and keeps the unnecessary costs down, which benefits the final customer.