Junghans

Clock and watch factory in Schramberg in the Black Forest, around 1900 the world’s largest clockmaker. Known for wall clocks, Max Bill’s watches of the 1950s and early radio-controlled watches.

Erhard Junghans started a factory for watch parts in Schramberg, and his sons moved on to complete clocks. Around 1900 Junghans was the largest clock factory in the world, with thousands of employees.

In the 1950s Max Bill designed wall clocks and wristwatches for Junghans with clean typography. Junghans was early with radio-controlled timepieces, and the Mega of 1990 was one of the first wristwatches to set itself by radio signal.

The star as a mark on dial and movement; calibre designations such as J and a number.

• Clocks and watches
• Kitchen clock by Max Bill
• Max Bill