Ruhla – 1980s

During the early 1980s, development work concentrated on quartz wrist watches and clockwork movements such as the UMF M 24 and quartz alarm movements; much of the production of which was destined for the East German domestic market. The East German Government took the view that LCD quartz watches would be the future for watch production.

Ruhla Calibre 24 Ladies Diver Watch Blue Bezel and Dial – (1982)

Karex branded Ruhla Calibre 24 Cream Dial Arabic Numerals – (1981)

Ruhla Sandmann Red Dial Waggle Eyes Calibre 24-26 (1981)

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14 (1983) 14-33-07-12

Ruhla Galaxy Calibre 24-32 (1988)

Anker KR branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Black Dial brushed Chrome Case (1988)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 White Dial Large Black Roman Numerals Date Function (1981)

Saxon branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 White Dial Arabic Numerals Gold Case – 1988

Ruhla Calibre 24 TV Case Green Metallic Dial – 1983

Ruhla Calibre 24 Black Dial White Even Number NumeralsvBrushed Silver Cropped Round Case – 1981

Ruhla Calibre 24-30 Sailing Boat (1980)

Meister Anker Calibre 24 Gold Brushed Dial Gold Case – 1980

Clipper branded Ruhla Calibre 24 Mauve Dial Round Chrome Case – 1986

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 15-02 black Case and Dial (IC Integral Minsk USSR) (1984-91)

Ruhla Eurochron LCD Quartz 19-05 Day, Week and Stopwatch functions (IC & Trimmer Japan Import) (1982)

Ruhla Eurochron LCD Quartz Calibre 15-02 (1984-1991)

Ruhla Quartz Digital Chronograph – Day, Date, Alarm and Light functions (IC Import Japan) Calibre 29-01 (1982-86)

Eurochron branded Ruhla LCD Quartz Calibre 15-03 (IC Integral Minsk USSR) (1984-91)

Ruhla Quartz Eurochron Chronograph

Ruhla Stoppuhr Calibre 86-10

Saxon Calibre 24 (1989)

Gyro 17 branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 (1989)

Pilot Cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn on a visit to VEB “Markant“ Singwitz 1983

Genex 1986 – Catalogue for Consumer Goods in East Germany

Genex 1986 – Ruhla watches

Quelle Catalogue 1980 – Watches (items 3,4 & 9)

Geschenk in der DDR 1989 (Gifts in the GDR) – Watches

Geschenk in der DDR 1989 (Gifts in the GDR) – Clocks (Item 1) Ruhla Quartz Alarm Clock

Quelle Catalogue 1980 – Ruhla Chronograph Item 8 – 52.50 Marks

Watchmaker Regina Hartmann (above) and her colleagues at their workstations. Neues Deutschland 30/08/1980.

Ruhla Chronograf NVA Officer 1980

Trabant No. 3, 1983 – Rallye Seelow – a Ruhla Quartz Stopwatch is used for timings

The Ruhla Quartz Stopwatch Calibre 87 is mounted on the dash of the Trabant No.3 for time trials 1983 – Rallye Seelow

Another view of Trabant No. 3 1983 – Rallye Seelow

GST Scale Motorsport Congress 1988 Ruhla Time

Ruhla Quartz Alarm Clock – Celebrating Berlin’s 750th Anniversary 1987

Mesiter Anker branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14-33 Brown and brushed Gold Two Tone Dial

Ruhla Quartz Gold Chapter Ring Black Dial

Ruhla Eurochron Quartz with revealed Date Ring

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13-33 Kampfgruppen ZK SED (1)

Ruhla Quartz Watch Metallic Gold Dial Rose Gold Plated Case Calibre 13-33

Saxon branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13-32

Karex branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13-32

Ruhla – Hasenjagd (State Hare hunt) Erfurt 1988 Quartz Calibre 13

Karex branded Ruhla Calibre 13 Quartz Octagonal Case

Karex branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13

Ruhla Quartz White Plastic Travel Alarm with front cover

Ruhla Calibre 13 Quartz Brown Dial

Ruhla Eurochron Quartz Clock – Export version

Ruhla Quartz Black Chapter Ring and Date

Ruhla Eurochron Quartz 1980s

Ruhla Quartz Pocket Watch1980s

Ruhla Quartz Gold Plated with Cream Dial and White Chapter Ring with Date

Ruhla Quartz Caliber 13 – 35 Jahrestag der DDR (35 Years of the GDR)

Ruhla Quartz Caliber 13 – 35 Jahrestag der DDR (35 Years of the GDR) – 1984

Ruhla Calibre 64-39 Cream Alarm Clock Black Dial (1979 -1982)

Ruhla Calibre 64-39 Red Alarm Clock Black Dial (1979 -1982)

Ruhla Classic Quartz with Date Hexagonal TV Case

Ruhla Alarm Clock for the hearing impaired Calibre 64-41 (1981-83) – alarm connects to a lamp to light the lamp at the waking time

Ruhla Alarm Clock for the hearing impaired Calibre 64-41 (1981-83)

Ruhla Alarm Clock for the hearing impaired Calibre 64-41 (1981-83) – Quartz clock is battery powered and fits onto rear light control section

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 – mid 1980s

Ruhla Ladies 24 Calibre 1980s

Leinen Los – DDR Film GST, Young sailors learn seacraft in the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik – Ruhla TV Case (1983)

Ruhla Quartz Watch Calibre 13-33 (1984-1990)

Ruhla Quartz Watch awarded to Major-General Kamen Petrov from the Minister of National Defence (Bulgaria) in 1986

Opening of the exhibition section “Shared Space flight USSR – GDR”, associated with the transfer of the land apparatus of Soyuz 29 to the Army Museum of the GDR on 26 August 1981 – Ruhla Electronic Stop Watch front of the left hand cabinet. On Sigmund Jähn’s right is Heinz Hoffman, Minister of National Defence in the Council of Ministers of the GDR.

Berlin 750 Jahre Film 1987, Wedding – Ruhla Chronograph

VEB Uhren und Maschinenkombinat RUHLA – 1980s

VEB Uhren und Maschinenkombinat RUHLA – 1980s

Prof Dr Heinz Wedler, Generaldirektor UMF Ruhla, 3rd from the right (in 1989) in a meeting with Erich Honecker and other Politburo members.

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13-33 Silver Dial Gold Bezel Plate (1979 -1985)

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13-33 Gold Colour Bezel Hour and Minute Markings (1984-91)

Ruhla Eurochron Calibre 14-33 Octagonal Case White Dial White Chapter Ring (1979 – 1985)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Cream Dial Roman Numerals Round Gold Case (1980)

Ruhla Calibre 14-33 Square Case Blue Dial Silver Chapter Ring (1979 -1985)

Ruhla Calibre 14-33 Lozenge Case White Dial White Chapter Ring Gold Case Arabic Numerals (From 1985)

Ruhla Calibre 14-33 Lozenge Case White Dial White Chapter Ring Chrome Case Roman Numerals (From 1985)

Karex branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14-33 Blue Grey Dial Silver Batons Chrome Rounded Case (1979 – 1985)

Ruhla calibre 24-32 Silver Dial Black Arabic Numerals Chrome Case (1986)

Ruhla calibre 24-32 Black dial Arabic Numerals (1980s)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 White Dial Large Arabic Numerals Brushed Chrome Case Date (1981)

Eurochron branded ruhla quartz calibre 13 gold brush dial sq gold case (1984-1991)

Eurochron branded ruhla quartz calibre 13 blue brushed dial square chrome case (1984-1991)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Cream Dial Round Gold Case (1981)

Meister Anker Branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Gold Dial Arabic Numerals Gold Case (1980)

Ruhla Quartz Alarm Clock Red Calibre 62-01 (1985 -1991)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Ladies Watch Metallic Brown Dial Red and White Indices (1986)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Brown Metallic Tonal Dial Gold Case White Markings (1981)

Mortimer branded Ruhla Calibre 24 Square Chrome Case Silver Dial (1984)

Meister Anker Branded Ruhla Calibre 24 White Plastic Case Fashion Watch (1987)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Brushed Silver Dial Roman Numerals Chrome Case (1989)

Ancre 17 branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Indigo Blue Dial White Batons Chrome Case (1989)

Meister Anker Time branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Black Dial Red dot and red wording White hands

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14-33 Black Dial Chrome Case (1979-85)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 TV Case Chrome Green Dial (1980)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Black Dial White Numerals (1985)

UniChron branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 White Dial Arabic Numerals Small Round Gold Case (1989)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Brushed Silver Dial Arabic Numerals Chrome Case Sub Seconds (1989)

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 14-33 Gold -Dial Round Gold Case Date Function (1979-1985)

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14-33 Square Chrome Case White Centre Dial Black Minute Ring Date Function (1979-1985)

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 13 Silver Anodised Case White Dial Arabic Numerals Date Function (1987)

Saxon branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Black Dial Gold Batons Round Gold Case (Wk 49 1988)

Spazial branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Brushed Dial Gold Case White Numerals with Date (Week 05 1985)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Off White Dial Black Numerals Gold Round Case (Week 10 1988)

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Blue Dial White Numerals Chrome Case Date Function (Week 9 1980)

Grand Prix branded Ruhla Calibre 24-31 Brushed Brown Dial White Batons Case Tradear Hong Kong (Week 22 1980)

Cobra branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Pocket Watch White Dial Black Numbers Chrome Case (Week 3 1981)

Ruhla Calibre 24-33 Blue Dial White Batons Chrome Case (1980)

Ruhla Calibre 13 Quartz – 35 Years of the GDR (1984) Anniversary Watch Gift from the SED Party Leadership County of Erfurt GDR

Ruhla Calibre 13 Quartz – 35 Years of the GDR (1984) Anniversary Watch Gift from the SED Party Leadership County of Erfurt GDR Caseback

Unbranded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Produced as give away for vacuum sales (1980s)

Ruhla Calibre 26-26 Lion Waggle Eyes Dark Brown Mane (1988)

Ruhla Calibre 14-33 Grey Dial Square Chrome Case (1983)

Saxon branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Brushed Metallic Blue Dial White Numerals Chrome Case (undated – early 1980s)

Ruhla Quartz Calibre 14 White Dial Arabic Numerals Round Chrome Case (1979-1985)

Saxon branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 White Dial Red 12 (1988)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Concentric Circles Pink Case (1980s)

Saxon branded Ladies or Childs Watch Calibre 24 1980s

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Saxon branded Ruhla 24 Calibre 1980s

Saxon branded Ruhla Calibre 24 1980s

Ruhla Ladies 24 Calibre 1980s

Saxon branded Ruhla with Black Dial and White Arabic Numerals UMF 24 Caliber 1980s

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 White Dial Black Batons Gold Case (Wk 05 1985)

Ruhla Calibre 24-30 Pocket Watch Brown Plastic Case Chrome Bezel Brown Metallic Dial White hands and Numerals (Wk29 1981)

Ruhla Mechanical Alarm Timer Calibre 82-01 1987-91 (2)

Ruhla Mechanical Alarm Timer Calibre 82-01 1987-91 (3)

Ruhla Mechanical Alarm Timer Calibre 82-01 1987-91 (1)a

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 64-39 1981-83 (1)

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 64-39 1981-83 (2)

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 64-39 1981-83 (3)

Clipper branded Ruhla Calibre 82 Mechanical Timer 1985-91 (1)

Clipper branded Ruhla Calibre 82 Mechanical Timer 1985-91 (2)

Clipper branded Ruhla Calibre 82 Mechanical Timer 1985-91 (3)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Cream Dial Round Gold Case Roman Numerals (Wk 39 1981) (1)

Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 24-30 Children’s Watch 12 Animals (Wk49 1988)

Ruhla New Classic Calibre 24-32 White Dial Arabic Numerals (Wk 39 1989)

Meister Anker branded Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Blue Dial Chrome Case (Wk 09 1980)

Karex Junior Branded Ruhla Calibre 24-30 Child’s Learning Watch (Wk 5 1989)

Ancre 17 branded Ruhla Calibre 24-31 Chrome Cushion Case Blue Dial Roman Numerals Small Seconds (Wk12 1989)

Ruhla Calibre 24-32 Cream Dial Round Gold Case Roman Numerals (Wk 39 1981) (2)

Ruhla Time Calibre 24-32 Black Dial and Case White Hands (Wk07 1989)

Ruhla Mechanical Alam Timer Calibre 82-01 1987-91 (1)