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HISTORY: The association was founded in the post World War II years (as an unofficial successor to the ') and originally consisted mainly of scientists and engineers from the watch and clock producing industry. Over the years more people joined who were interested in the history of timekeeping devices, and eventually two separate divisions were set up, a ' (Scientific Division) and a '''' (Historical Division). When the clock and watch industry withered in the fourth quarter of the 20th century the technical division withered, and by 2000 the divisional structure was dropped. Today the bulk of the membership unites collectors, scholars and museum professionals interested in the historical aspects of Clock s, Sundial s and Watch es. STRUCTURE: Today the association is national in scope, and is loosely organised into working groups, both local groups (in Berlin, Dresden, Franconia, Frankfurt, Furtwangen, Hamburg, Cologne, Mannheim, Munich and Stuttgart) and special interest groups ( Wristwatch es, electrical horology, restoration, sundials, Pocket Watch es, Tower Clock s, and horological science). ACTIVITIES Besides the meetings of the working groups there is a multiday annual meeting often including visits to museums, restoration workshops or private collections. Once a year the organization also organizes an international study tour, traveling to a foreign locals to study historic horological artefacts. The organization also maintains a comprehensive library with books, periodicals, auction catalogues and trade manuals related to horology. PUBLICATIONS
The administrative office and the library of the DGC are located in the historic former Gewerbemuseum in Nuremberg , today a continued education center which also houses the Gebhardt collection on the history of the portable timekeeper. SISTER ORGANISATIONS Its main sister organizations in other countries pursuing similar goals are:
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