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Janina Thiele

Janina Thiele developed a striking pocket-watch mechanism as an apprentice and subsequently specialised in assembling perpetual-calendar watches. 1

Career and recognition are reported in an attributed interview; employment is not asserted beyond the source date.

At a glance

Place
Germany
Dates
Life dates not established in the consulted evidence.

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Janina Thiele's work include 2010 IHC competition pocket watch and perpetual-calendar assembly. 1

Janina Thiele worked for or held a role at A. Lange & Söhne. 1

Recognition: 2010 Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier winner, reported in her interview 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work or professionally documented contribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: A. Lange & Söhne (documented in March 2022) 1

Geographic ties: Germany. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    A. Lange & Söhne — Worked for / held role. Complicated-watch assembler / watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: A. Lange & Söhne (documented in March 2022). Person-level contribution: Developed a striking pocket-watch mechanism as an apprentice and subsequently specialised in assembling perpetual-calendar watches.

    Original affiliation wording: A. Lange & Söhne (documented in March 2022). No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Career and recognition are reported in an attributed interview; employment is not asserted beyond the source date. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Representative work: Career and recognition are reported in an attributed interview; employment is not asserted beyond the source date. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Career and recognition are reported in an attributed interview; employment is not asserted beyond the source date. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Recognition: Career and recognition are reported in an attributed interview; employment is not asserted beyond the source date. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1

Sources

  1. Women In WatchmakingKwan Ann Tan · A Collected Man · Firsthand interview / original reporting · 2022-03

    [S0254] Kwan Ann Tan. A Collected Man. "Women In Watchmaking." 2022-03. https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/women-in-watchmaking Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Big Brands: Janina Thiele; Future: Venla Voutilainen.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Watch dealer conducting attributed interviews

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Use the named interviewees' craft testimony. Employment descriptions are dated to March 2022; not proof of present posts or independent testing.

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