I've long admired the simple watch designs from Junghans. Curious to see some of their more recent watches, I asked to borrow the handwound Meister Driver (left below) and the vintage-looking automatic Meister Driver Chronoscope celebrate Junghans' links to the early years of motoring.
Both are well-made with nicely decorated movements which are variations of Swiss-made ETA. Both have display backs; ideal for those who, like me, admire a watch's movement as much as its front and dial. The design of dials and leather straps give a vintage feel.
My clear favourite here is the handwound Meister (top image left). It's very slim at 7.3mm and just under 38mm across. For me, it's almost the ideal watch as it would serve as both a dress watch and a functional daily wearer with slightly military elements in its design (£1050). The automatic Chronoscope (top image right) is slightly larger with vintage-inspired oval pushers to work the chronograph functions (£1790). Both are available with different dial designs reflecting Junghans heritage as a producer of clocks for cars.
Junghans are best known for their Max Bill designs (an example is pictured below). I hope to try one of these for a future review.
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Junghans are best known for their Max Bill designs (an example is pictured below). I hope to try one of these for a future review.
This post is unsponsored. I received no payment in cash or kind and all views are my own.