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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Augsburg, Germany · Dates not established

Johann Georg Vogler

Partially verified

Equatorial sundials, moon-dials, and star-dials

Life & work

He established a reputation for crafting fine equatorial sundials during his career.

Following his death in July 1766, his workshop was taken over by his younger brother, Andreas Vogler. Historical analysis of his work suggests that his instruments represented a transitional quality between earlier makers like Willebrand or Martin and the simpler pieces produced by subsequent Augsburg compass makers.

The fuller biography summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.

Collecting significance

The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.

Firms, key models & movements

No firm, model or movement in this encyclopedia is yet recorded under this maker's name.

In the object catalogue

3 catalogued objects are recorded under Johann Georg Vogler. Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.

Diagram

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Schematic: order of work at the bench. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

Sources & references

  1. Vogler, Johann Georg, Watch-Wiki, retrieved 2026-11-03

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.