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Founded by Erhard Junghans in Schramberg in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald); was the world’s largest clockmaker in 1903 and has produced wristwatches in the town continuously since the early 20th century. Max Bill’s wristwatch line for Junghans dates from 1961.
Founded 1861 in Schramberg in the Black Forest by Erhard Junghans; was the world’s largest clockmaker by 1903 and one of the largest watchmakers in Germany through the 20th century. The Max Bill line, designed by the Bauhaus architect and former Ulm School director Max Bill, first produced 1961, is the brand’s most-distinctive line and the cleanest commercial expression of Bauhaus design in horology, in continuous production with minimal alteration for six decades. Modern catalog spans Max Bill, Form, and Meister.
enthusiastvintageJunghans Cal. J800.1 -- ETA 2824-2 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 38h PR, 25j; used in Max Bill Auto and Meister Driver; clean German Bauhaus aesthetic38mm1961–presenteditorial
enthusiastvintageJunghans Cal. J880.1 -- ETA Valjoux 7750 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 25j; used in Max Bill Chronoscope; Bauhaus design with flyback chronograph40mm1962–presenteditorial
enthusiastmodernJunghans Cal. J800.1 -- ETA 2824-2 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 38h PR, 25j; used in Max Bill Auto and Meister Driver; clean German Bauhaus aesthetic39.3mm2018–presenteditorial
enthusiastmodernJunghans Cal. J800.1 -- ETA 2824-2 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 38h PR, 25j; used in Max Bill Auto and Meister Driver; clean German Bauhaus aesthetic38.4mm2015–presenteditorial
enthusiastmodernJunghans Cal. J815.1 -- ETA Peseux 7001 base, manual-wind, 21,600bph, 45h PR, 17j; used in Meister Hand Winding; classic thin manual-wind for Bauhaus dress watches37.7mm2011–presenteditorial
enthusiastmodernJunghans Cal. J880.4 -- ETA Valjoux 7750 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 25j; used in Meister Pilot and Form C; Bauhaus pilot-watch styling with chronograph43.3mm2014–presenteditorial
enthusiastmodernJunghans Cal. J880.4 -- ETA Valjoux 7750 base, Junghans-finished, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 25j; used in Meister Pilot and Form C; Bauhaus pilot-watch styling with chronograph41.7mm2018–presenteditorial
