Manufacturer
Junghans
Also recorded as: Gebrüder Junghans · Uhrenfabrik Junghans
Black Forest manufacturer that became one of the world's largest clock factories and pioneered radio-controlled watches.
Erhard Junghans founded the company in Schramberg in 1861, adopting American-style mass production. By the early 20th century it was among the largest clock manufacturers in the world. Later landmarks include wristwatches designed by Max Bill and the Mega 1 (1990), an early radio-controlled wristwatch.
- Country
- Germany
- City / centre
- Schramberg, Black Forest
- Founded
- 1861
- Status
- Active
- Key people
- Erhard Junghans (1823–1870); Arthur Junghans; Max Bill (designer)
Innovations & specialities
- Mass-produced clocks on the American system
- Radio-controlled wristwatch Mega 1 (1990)
Works by Junghans in the catalogue
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Clocks · 1890
Table clock by Fa. Junghans, Germany, 1890
Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Clocks · 1956
Glazed earthenware, quartz movement, Germany, made by Junghans, designed in 1956 by Max Bill and Ernst Moeckl
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Clocks · 1988
RC2 analogue quartz clock synchronised at hourly intervals by the radio time signal transmitted from Rugby, by Junghans Uhren GmbH, Germany, 1988.
Science Museum Group, London
Linked through the Atlas maker authority list, which reconciles the spellings used by different institutions. Attributions are as stated by each holding institution or auction house.
