Junkers Watches
(pronounced Yoon-Kerks)
The German company POINTtec
produce Junkers and Graf Zeppelin aviation design
wristwatches. These fine watches recall famous names
of early aviation, combining historic aircraft design
elements, along with durable and distinctive hand
wound, mechanical automatic, and quartz movements.
Because of the outstanding functional quality and
technical design of its watches, POINTtec
has been appointed supplier for the Federal Troops
of the National German Military Services (Bundeswehr).
With enormous advances
in air travel during the 1920's and 30's, there was
practically no airline worldwide without Junkers aircraft.
Manufactured in the Dessau Junkers works, the Junkers
F 13 was believed to be the most widely used passenger
plane at that time. Multi-engine planes such as the
G 31 and G 38, and especially the JU 52, made the
name Junkers famous the world over. The "Auntie
JU" was legendary for its extreme
punctuality and indestructibility.
Even today, the planes are still capable of world
premieres. According to a report in the Zuricher Zeitung,
a 60 year old Junkers
JU 52 set off on a tour round the world on January
11th, 2000. With no pressurized cabin or heating,
the nostalgia plane found its way across the globe
at an altitude of 3000 meters.
To honor the outstanding achievements by Junkers and
Lufthansa, POINTtec
has created a series of Junkers aero plane watches,
carefully designed down to the last detail. The collection
is distinguished by sophisticated dials, stainless
steel cases, and a range of movements with special
technical features such as Big Date, movements with
a second time zone display, Day Date with small seconds
dial, and certified chronometer movements with a 5
hour stop function. The mechanical calibers used,
such as the mechanical chrono movement from Poljot,
and manual winding mechanism with calendar, will make
the Junkers watches popular collector items. Each
watch has an edition number and the Junkers aero plane
symbol engraved on the stainless steel base.
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