Founded in 1861 as a maker of wall clocks, Germany’s Junghans grew to become the largest producer of timepieces in the world. But it hit hard times during the noughties and might have disappeared without trace had it not been for springmanufacturing tycoon Dr Hans-Jochem Steim. He stepped in to save Junghans, which now makes an extensive range of watches such as the new Form A Chronoscope automatic chronograph, left. Available with a choice of orange, grey or ‘curry’ dial highlights, each version features an image of a New York street scene on the back of its 42mm case.
Junghans Form A Chronoscope, £1750. junghans.de