====== Sinn, Helmut ======
{{wst>image_r|Sinn,_Helmut_01|Helmut Sinn, founder of [[Sinn]] Spezialuhren GmbH}}
**Helmut Sinn** is a former airplane pilot and watch manufacturer. He was was born [[1916]] in Metz, Lorraine on 3 September. The former pilot, flight instructor and rally driver founded the company [[Sinn|Sinn Spezialuhren GmbH & Co. KG]] [[1956]] in Frankfurt am Main. Especially [[pilot's watch]] were produced.

After he had led this enterprise to success, through the novel concept of watches direct sales, with good production quality and competitive prices, he sold it in September [[1994]] to the former [[IWC]]-staff and engineer [[Lothar Schmidt]]. He later, at the age of more than 80 years, took over the rights of the watch manufacturer [[Guinand]] and launched the brands [[Chronosport]], Guinand and the [[pocket watch]] brand [[Jubilar]] (jubilee).

===== Literature =====
  *[[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0

===== Weblinks =====
  *[[http://www.guinand-watch.com/|Guinand]]


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