Junghans Watches USA

Max Bill was one of the most unusual artists of our time. Acknowledged as a universal genius, he worked as an architect, painter, sculptor and product designer and has left behind a extensive portfolio of creations. This includes one of the most fascinating watch series ever designed – the wall clocks and wristwatches he created for Junghans – and which remain practically unchanged today. As a Bauhaus student of Walter Gropius, he intuitively understood how to apply the pursuit of constructive clarity and precise proportions to his work. His unrivaled drive to create is also seen in the field of education. He was not only the co-founder and first rector of the Ulm College of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung – HfG), but the school building is also a Max Bill original design.

Working with time was a challenge that fascinated Max Bill over many decades. His design for a Junghans wall clock and for mechanical wristwatches are uncontested milestones. Rarely has the interplay of hours and minutes been represented more precisely and more simply than in the case of these two timepieces which now reside in the world’s most preeminent design museum – the Museum of Modern Art.