2018 / 2019 Live Your Style
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2018 / 2019 Live your style. 2 3 Live your style. Junghans watches have a long history and a great tradition, in which watchmaking and art harmonise wonderfully on the wrist. The expertise and years of experience of our designers have succeeded in giving time its own face – and many people the feeling of always being impeccably turned out with a Junghans watch. Our watches are consciously understated, preferring to underscore the personality and attitude of the wearer. Because true style is never loud, it deliberately favours the more restrained approach. It is from this philosophy that many of our classic watches have arisen. Maybe this is also why a Junghans watch is one of the most stylish compliments you can pay yourself – and your wrist. 4 5 Schramberg, 1861: To make watchmaking history you need to be ahead of your time. Creative inventors brought greatness to south- western Germany and the precision engineering industry of the Black Forest. Innovative ideas also brought technological changes to traditional watchmaking. This gave rise to companies that still set international standards to this day. In the 19th century they were already exporting their products throughout the world. One such com- pany was Junghans. Founded in 1861 by Erhard Junghans, the company grew rapidly and was soon making history not only in the fields of clock and watchmaking, but also of industry and archi- tecture. By 1903 Junghans was the largest clock manufacturer in the world. In 1961, the year of the company’s centenary, 20,000 clocks and watches of all kinds were produced each day by 6,000 employees, using 10,000 machines, with the out- put exported to 100 countries. However, we did not merely wish to manufacture timepieces, we wanted to shape time itself. And we continue to do so, with undiminished enthusiasm. 7 Junghans Meister since 1936. 8 9 For some masterpieces, it’s all in the name. When can a watch collection justifiably be called Meister? When it has retained its fasci- nation and form over the course of decades. When technology and design are combined with character. This is the case with the mechanical watches of the Meister collection, which were first produced in the 1930s, with their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Numerous calibres were developed in Schramberg during this time. The most sophisticated of these were fitted to the Meister watches. From 1950 onwards Junghans also produced wristwatch movements in chronometer quality; by 1956 the company was already the third-largest producer of chronometers in the world. 1957 saw the appearance of the first automatic chronometer calibre J83, one of the finest of its kind anywhere. The Meister legend lives on Meister Chronoscope in our new models. They are an homage to the 027/4120.00 design and technical achievements of that era. 10 11 Meister Kalender Meister Kalender** Meister Kalender** 027/4200.00 027/7203.00 Meister Agenda Meister Kalender** 027/7504.00 Meister Agenda* Meister Agenda* Meister Agenda* 027/4364.00 027/4567.00 027/7366.00 * Also available with English display for day. ** Also available with English display for day and month. 12 13 Meister Telemeter: The finest way to measure time, speed and distance. Good traditions need to be nurtured. Good technology traditions, too. One from 1951, for example. This is when the telemeter and tachymeter display was combined in a Junghans chronograph for the first time. With the stop second hand it was possible to determine average speeds and distances. The Meister Telemeter Meister Telemeter continues this tradition with 027/3380.00 the new edition of the historical chronograph. On the one hand highly elegant thanks to the fine design of the dial, on the other hand technical and sporty via the distinctive luminescent numerals and scale. A beautiful watch that still looks up to date 67 years later. 14 15 Meister Chronoscope Meister Chronoscope* Meister Chronoscope* 027/4120.00 027/4121.44 Meister Chronoscope* 027/7323.00 Meister Chronoscope* Meister Chronoscope* Meister Chronoscope* 027/4526.00 027/4528.44 027/4324.44 * Also available with English display for day. 16 17 Meister Chronometer Meister Classic Meister Handaufzug Meister Chronometer Meister Classic Meister Classic Meister Handaufzug Meister Handaufzug 027/4130.00 027/4310.00 027/4511.44 027/3200.00 027/5202.00 Meister Chronometer Meister Classic Meister Classic Meister Handaufzug Meister Handaufzug 027/7333.00 027/7812.00 027/7513.00 027/3504.00 027/3503.00 19 Meister Damen Meister Damen 047/7570.00 Meister Damen Meister Damen Meister Damen 047/4569.00 047/4372.44 047/4573.44 Meister Damen Meister Damen Meister Damen 047/7570.00 047/7374.00 047/7572.00 20 21 A distinctive building. A distinctive watch. The terrace building, the former heart of our pocket and wristwatch production, is one of the most spectacular industrial buildings of the early 20th century. We are celebrating the centenary of one of the most significant build- ings by Philipp Jakob Manz with limited edition anniversary models: the Meister Chronoscope Terrassenbau references the distinctive design elements of the industrial monument. The minute track of the dial reflects the meandering Meister Chronoscope Terrassenbau design of the wall decorations in the terrace 027/4729.00 building. The dark green of the wall tiles in the Limited to 1,000 watches stairways can be found in the alligator leather strap. An engraving of the terrace building can be admired on the back of the watch. Although the anniversary watches are limited, our enjoy- ment of this architectural jewel is boundless. 22 23 Junghans Meister Pilot and Meister Driver. 24 25 Meister Pilot Meister Pilot 027/3590.00 Meister Pilot Meister Pilot Meister Pilot 027/3591.00 027/3795.00 027/3794.00 26 27 Meister Driver: Passion has priority. One of the first automobiles in Schramberg, 1895 Arthur Junghans was fascinated by watches and cars, as were his sons. This not only gave rise to numerous car clocks, but also pioneering patents and products such as the “car speed measuring device” of 1905 or, in 1924, the “Viadicator”, a predecessor of the blinker, developed in co-operation with the Leitz company in Wetzlar, Germany. Today, the Meister Driver models also follow in the tradition of the automobile dash- boards, featuring details from their historical antecedents. Let us take you on a journey Meister Driver Day Date 027/4722.44 from the past into the future. 28 29 Meister Driver Chronoscope Meister Driver Day Date Meister Driver Handaufzug Meister Driver Automatic Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Chronoscope Day Date* Handaufzug Automatic Automatic Automatic 027/3686.44 027/4721.00 027/3607.00 027/4716.00 027/4717.00 027/4718.00 Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Meister Driver Chronoscope Day Date* Handaufzug Automatic Automatic 027/3684.00 027/4720.00 027/3608.00 027/7710.00 027/7711.00 * Also available with English display for day. 30 31 1972 Chronoscope Solar 1972. Higher, faster, more precise. 1972 Chronoscope Solar 1972 Chronoscope Solar 1972 Chronoscope Solar 014/4201.00 014/4200.00 014/4202.44 In 1972 Junghans set new standards in sports timekeeping as official timekeeper of the 1972 Chronoscope Quarz Olympic Games in Munich. For the first time, innovative measuring instruments enabled optimal start and finish monitoring and there- fore the objective, indisputable recording of sporting performance. Starting pistols, light barriers, high-precision digital clocks and the world‘s first colour photo finish photographs were employed. The Munich games heralded a shift in the concept of precise timekeeping in top-class sport. The design of our ”1972“ series brings the spirit of the 1970s back to life. Some 1972 Chronoscope Quarz 1972 Chronoscope Quarz say ”cool“, others “iconic“. Both are right. 041/4260.00 041/4262.44 32 33 JUNGHANS max bill. Original Bauhaus. 35 JUNGHANS max bill: Maximum minimal. Max Bill was an architect, painter, sculptor and product designer. His work was influenced by the Bauhaus philosophy, meaning it was con- sistently stripped down to the essentials. Our collaboration began during his time as rector of the Ulm School of Design. Here, beginning in 1956, he created kitchen, table and wall clocks that made design history. In 1961 the logical dial design was also incorporated into wristwatches, which are now regarded as design icons. Max Bill strove to achieve constructive clarity and precise proportions. Whether he was work- ing on a timepiece or a work of art, for him both max bill Chronoscope involved “shaping the environment” and needed 027/4600.00 to have a utility value. 36 37 max bill Chronoscope max bill Chronoscope max bill Chronoscope max bill Chronoscope 027/4600.00 027/4003.44 027/4502.00 max bill Chronoscope 027/4601.00 max bill Chronoscope max bill Chronoscope* max bill Chronoscope* 027/7800.00 027/4500.44 027/4501.00 * Also available with English display for day. 38 39 Original Max Bill wristwatches: Time passes. Good design remains. Much has changed since 1961. Or not. The series of mechanical wristwatches that Max Bill created for us then is still produced largely unchanged today. From the purist dial to the specially-created, rounded numerals and on to the domed glass that accentuates the historical charm of the watch. The wonderful simplicity of the restrained case also guides the gaze to the max bill Handaufzug truly important thing: the time. The blend of 027/3701.00 utility value and beauty could not be better. The creative philosophy of Max Bill lives on in our watches. There is regular consultation with the heirs of the designer and the max, binia + jakob bill foundation.