The Max Bill line by Junghans are truly iconic timepieces that have remained largely unchanged since their debut in the 1960’s. The eponymous designer and architect was trained in the famous Bauhaus school in Dessau, Germany where he honed an undeniable skill at creating minimal, modern works that manage to be as refreshing today as they were at their inception.
With the Max Bill watches the play of line, form and tone creates pieces that are near perfect examples of what the everyday watch should be. Effortlessly stylish with authentic vintage flair, highly legible at all times, modest on the wrist, yet can start a conversation. They are perfect for the office, a dinner with the relatives or a casual jaunt around town. They also exude German-made quality with refined details like curved hands and impossibly thin bezels.
The automatic version is the ideal modern update to the classic design with a slightly larger 38mm diameter. Beating inside is the caliber J800.1 which is based on the Swiss-made automatic ETA 2824-2 movement. Featuring 25-jewels, 38-hour power reserve, hacking seconds (the second hand stops when the crown is pulled out), it is a reliable workhorse movement. Both date and date-free models are available.
- Case: Polished steel
- Dial: Matte Silver
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Black Leather
- Water Res.: Splash resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/3400.04
- Warranty: Two Years
- Case: Polished Steel
- Dial: Polished Anthracite Gray
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Tan/Beige Leather
- Water Res.: Splash Resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/3401.04
- Warranty: Two Years
- Case: Polished Steel
- Dial: Matte Silver
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Black Leather
- Water Res.: Splash resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/3500.04
- Warranty: Two Years
- Case: Polished steel
- Dial: Matte Black
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Black Leather
- Water Res.: Splash resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/4701.02
- Warranty: Two Years
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- Case: Polished steel
- Dial: Matte Silver
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Complication: Date
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Metal Mesh
- Water Res.: Splash resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/4002.46
- Warranty: Two Years
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- Case: Black PVD steel
- Dial: Matte White
- Movement: J800.1 / ETA 2824-1
- Winding: Automatic
- Complication: Date
- Lens: Domed Plexiglass
- Strap: Gray Leather
- Water Res.: Splash resistant
- Diameter: 38mm
- Length: 40mm
- Thickness: 10mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- SKU: 027/4007.04
- Warranty: Two Years
Since 1861, the town of Schramberg, Germany, nestled sleepily in the Black Forest, has been home to one of the greatest names in German watchmaking: Junghans. For over a century and a half, the brand has produced a stunning array of watches and clocks for almost every conceivable application, from egg timers to cockpit clocks for Bf-109 fighter aircraft, but today their collection is comprised mostly of a few lines of clean, design-oriented timepieces.
Junghans’ style trends toward sleek minimalism, with a healthy dose of mid-century style to keep things unique and interesting. This shines through especially well in their Meister Pilot series, with a one of a kind scalloped rotating bezel based on the pilot’s chronographs Junghans supplied to the newly reforming German air force, in the 1950s. The real star of the show for Junghans, however, is the Max Bill series, named after the eponymous Bauhaus designer.
