Antique Junghans Silver Pocket Watch, 1932

Fine antique pocket watch with solid silver casing, made by the watchmaking firm Junghans in 1932. The watch is wonderfully preserved and has been cleaned, checked and overhauled in order to guarantee an impeccable working order. The movement bears the engraved Junghans signature and date of manufactured (32, referring to the year). The watch case is made of solid silver (800) and bears different hallmarks that testify for its quality and authenticity. The silver rear cap bears is decorated with a guilloche oat-kemel-style engraved motive with a lean central circle. This is a classic decoration, a timeless and stylish detail. The watchs face is made of white porcelain with black Arab numbers and secondary hand. It is in great condition, with no visible flaws or hairlines. The coppery-metal hands are straight and simple. Over the face, the piece that connects the ring and the case bears a hallmark. Inside the rear cap we can see the manufacturers logo (a star with the word JUNGHANS inside), the silver proportion (0,800), a mark with a crown and a half moon (the German mark for silver pieces made fromt the late 19th century on), the number 34 and the serial number C348102. The dustcap is made of gold- and silver-plated metal; under it, the movement bears the Junghans signature stated before and the number 0085527. For its classy style and amazing condition, this antique Junghans pocket watch deserves to belong to a good collector of quality antiques. Measurements: Width: 48 mm. Height (with Crown): 58 mm.History of Junghans On 15 April 1861 Erhard Junghans created the company "Junghans und Tobler" together with his brother-in-law Jakob Zeller-Tobler in Schramberg. The company began to produce wristwatches in 1927. Beginning in the 1950s, the Bauhaus designer Max Bill created clocks and watches for Junghans and the relationship lasted many years. A remarkable example of his work is a wall clock he designed in 1956/57 that is in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art (New York). In 1962 Bill also created mechanical wristwatches for Junghans impressive timepieces, not only for their aesthetic design, but also their precision. In the late 1980s, Junghans introduced the first radio-controlled table clock on the world market. In 1990 the first radio-controlled wristwatch, called the MEGA 1, followed. In 1995 Junghans presented a solar powered watch with ceramic housing. Together with the Japanese clock maker Seiko, Junghans developed a globally oriented wristwatch that automatically sets the local time in respective time zones.