In 1884, a decision was made to divide the world into 24 time zones. In that era, travel time was typically measured in days. Now, several time zones can be traversed in a matter of hours. In Glashütte, a small town located in the Central European Time (CET) zone, a manufactory crafts watches that appeal to globally mobile cosmopolites. At a glance, it shows the current time in any host country and the time at home: The LANGE 1 TIME ZONE. Geographical maps used in this film: © 2006 Wissen Media Verlag GmbH, Gütersloh / Munich