Junghans

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Coordinates: 48°13′21″N 8°22′44″E / 48.2225, 8.37889 Junghans is the largest watch manufacturer in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. On 15 April 1861 Erhard Junghans created the company „Junghans und Tobler“ together with his brother-in-law Jakob Zeller-Tobler in Schramberg ^[1]. In the late 1980s, Junghans introduced the first radio-controlled table clock on the world market. In 1990, the first radio-controlled wristwatch followed, called the MEGA 1. In 1995 Junghans presented the ultimate combination of the solar-powered watch with ceramic housing and solar-powered technology. Currently, Junghans is developing with the Japanese clock maker Seiko a globally oriented wristwatch, which automatically sets the local time in respective time zones.

Junghans was founded in 1861 by Erhard and Xaver Junghans as a manufacturer of wall clocks, based in Schramberg, in the heart of the Black Forest. The company began to produce wristwatches in 1927.

Junghans is a well-known brand in Europe. However, the brand is not heavily marketed in the United States, therefore remains largely unknown in this region.