Lilienthal Berlin is a German watch manufacturer based in the German capital

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. Lilienthal Berlin was founded in 2015 by Jacques Colman and Michael Gilli. The company name refers to the German

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pioneer

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. The Lilienthal watches are inspired by the

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design. The company focuses on marketing through the

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. The Lilienthal 1 model was awarded the

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and the iF Design Award. In 2017, Lilienthal received the Green Product Award for its sustainability concept. The model Zeitgeist Automatik "All Black" won the title "Watch of the Year" in 2020. Lilienthal Berlin also received the German Design Award in 2019 and 2020 consecutively as well as the

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in 2019.

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Lilienthal Berlin
official website Watch brands Manufacturing companies established in 2015 Watch manufacturing companies of Germany Manufacturing companies based in Berlin German brands