Regardless of providing a plethora of well-designed and attractively priced watches, coupled with a wealthy historical past, Junghans relishes its considerably under-the-radar status. Integral to Junghans’ modern picture are the unique Meister timepieces relationship again to the Nineteen Thirties and the long-lasting Max Invoice assortment, which debuted within the Sixties when the esteemed Bauhaus designer collaborated with the model. The Meister Chronoscope collection, launched in 2011, attracts inspiration from these traditionally important strains. This custom continues with this 2024 iteration of the elegant, subtly Bauhaus Junghans Meister Chronoscope with a glossy mild gray dial.
The Junghans Meister Chronoscope showcases a totally polished stainless-steel case measuring 40.7mm in diameter and 13.9mm in thickness. Its natural kind, characterised by brief, sharply downturned lugs seamlessly merging into the center case, evokes the picture of a slender pebble, with the center case and rear half sloping down from the widest level of the case. Positioned at 2 and 4 o’clock are small, oval-shaped chronograph pushers, whereas the ribbed crown resides on the standard 3 o’clock place. Notably, the pushers exhibit a refined protrusion from the aspect of the case, a intelligent ergonomic design component observable when analyzing the watch from totally different angles.
The bezel maintains a slim profile, permitting ample house for the dial, and is topped with a domed sapphire crystal. The dial, adorned with a satin-finished texture in a “subdued gray” hue, contains a mild dome, enhancing the timepiece’s general magnificence and refinement. The Meister Chronoscope reveals three concave sub-dials, likened to moon craters (or, because the model describes, bowl-shaped), serving because the 30-minute counter at 12 o’clock, the 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, and the working seconds at 9 o’clock. These sub-dials showcase concentric circle patterns, making a intelligent interaction with the principle dial by incorporating a barely darker gray background for distinction.
The diamond-cut silver-plated dauphine-style hour and minute fingers characteristic white stripes infused with an eco-friendly luminous substance. In distinction, the chronograph fingers are painted gray. The central chronograph seconds hand, adorned with a diamond-shaped counterbalance, and the minutes hand, curve downward on the tip to align with the convex form of the dial. The utilized, simplistic in design baton-shaped indices discover their place at 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock, and 9 o’clock, with a broader index gracing the 12 o’clock place. The utilized indices are additionally thoughtfully curved to keep up concord with the dial’s curvature. Finer printed hour indices and brief minute markers are positioned in between.
Positioned at three o’clock, the double-stepped day and date window shows the date in black on a white background. Above the date show, the Junghans star and emblem are printed, whereas the ‘Chronoscope’ collection title sits under. The inscription ‘Made in Germany’ is discreetly situated by the six o’clock marker.
The Meister Chronoscope runs on the strong calibre J880.1, derived from the ETA Valjoux 7750. Working at 28,800 vibrations/hour frequency, it boasts an influence reserve of as much as 48 hours. The motion’s ending consists of rhodium-plated parts, perlage on the bottom plates, Côtes de Genève stripes on the rotor and canopy plate, and blued screws, all showcased by way of the mineral crystal case again secured by 5 screws.
With a modest water resistance of as much as 50 meters, the Meister Chronoscope leans extra in direction of the realm of a costume watch regardless of its sporty chronograph perform. Paired with a gray ostrich leather-based strap and mounted with a stainless-steel pin buckle, the brand new Junghans Meister Chronoscope is priced at EUR 2,240; two references can be found, distinguished by both the German or English weekday show. For extra particulars, please www.junghans.de.
