In the very early years, Metz manufactured electronic devices for Carl Zeiss, high-frequency technology products and – until the end of the Second World War – short-wave transmitters and receivers.

In 1947, Paul Metz and his team really took off when they founded the consumer electronics division.

The first Metz radio “Postillion” with its outstanding sound, which was brought to the market in 1947, proved to be a real milestone.

The Metz "Baby" broke all records on the market. More than 150,000 units of this 4-tube portable radio with a five-circuit superhet receiver the size of a brick were sold all over the world. If you like, Metz had invented the “Walkman of the golden fifties”.

Almost simultaneously with the market launch of the Baby, Paul Metz developed the first radio with record player and – an absolute must in the Fifties – an integrated bar cabinet for fine wines under the noble and sonorous name "Philharmonie".

With the "Musikus", Metz offered the first amateur tape recorder, which was of great interest to buyers at the time, particularly because of its attractive price-performance ratio.

Metz laid the foundations for a second branch of the company: the production of high-quality flash units, also on behalf of Agfa and Carl-Braun. Nomen est omen and for this reason the sophisticated flash units were baptised mecablitz – an abbreviation of Metz Camera Blitz (Metz camera flash).

The "Babyphon", a clever combination of radio and phono device with battery operation, was launched in 1953 and was one of the defining radio models of these up-and-coming years.

Back in 1954, the World Cup could be followed on prototypes of the Metz 702. A year later the Metz 702 became the first, revolutionary Metz television to be mass-produced and substantiated the excellent reputation of the company within its various lines of business.

As in October 1956 a disastrous fire destroyed the sound equipment storage unit factory in Fürth, Paul Metz seized the opportunity to lay the foundations for the company’s existing premises in Zirndorf. In 1957 also the third division of new sound equipment storage unit factory was established in Zirndorf.

This world first, whose name seems so mysterious, is now part of every TV set in the form of automatic contrast control and ensures that the picture brightness is automatically adjusted to the lighting conditions of the surroundings.

German Vice-Chancellor Willy Brandt pressed the famous 'color button' at the IFA in Berlin on August 25, 1967. Paul Metz, together with the mayor at the time, Virgilio Röschlein, also presses the button to start television production in the new factory building in Zirndorf.

The Capri S had a very special design idea: a screen that could be swiveled inside the TV housing, making it the forerunner of the swivel feet used today.

The seventies also saw the start of the now historic Metz Rallye, which was launched in spring 1973 with a start and finish on the Metz company grounds in Zirndorf. Even today, it is a motorsport event that is highly regarded beyond Germany. 

The highly valued Made in Germany brand promise also stood for sustainability at Metz in the 1970s: a good example is the walnut-colored Metz Nordkap, which remained in the range for a remarkable 23 years.

Metz caused a sensation with the first radio commercial broadcast in dialect in Germany: “Metz mächert ich a”. This snappy Franconian slogan was on everyone's lips until the mid-1980s.

Those in the industry were highly impressed when Metz developed its own 100 Hz technology which greatly improved picture quality.

Paul Metz died in 1993 at the age of 82. His wife Helene Metz took over as head of the company and carried on her husband’s vision.

The televisions could be upgraded and retrofitted using a unified slot system for all modes of reception – whether it be satellite, cable, terrestrial, analogue or digital.

In the mid-nineties, the Varioline housing idea with completely interchangeable appliance fronts was developed: With a sensational 64,000 possible color variations, these Metz televisions left nothing to be desired in terms of design.

Helene Metz founded the Paul and Helene Metz Foundation in 1997, which had already been conceived by her husband.

The company successfully rounded off the last year of the last millennium with a construction project: With the construction of a new service center and the relocation of the administration, the entire company found its home at a joint location in Zirndorf.

The “Talio” was the best-selling LCD TV in German specialist stores in 2006.

With the design of the Primus TV family, the company set pioneering trends in TV set design with the use of new and elegant materials such as brushed aluminum and contrast filter screens.

At the beginning of 2015, the Metz TV division found a new home with electronics giant Skyworth. The combination of the 80 years of technological experience of the traditional German manufacturer Metz with the strengths of Skyworth, a global player in the TV business, held huge potential that now needed to be developed.

The Novum was the first model to be launched with OLED screen technology. The development team also ensured comprehensive HDR support and the further development of the range of functions, user interfaces and app.

Another new TV brand with a focus on smart functions was launched on the market under the name METZ blue. With a convincing balance of design, technology and convenience, the METZ blue range also added an important price segment to the classic Metz TVs.

Entry into the photovoltaic market was launched - an area that certainly holds enormous growth potential for the coming years.