Junghans
Germany · Founded 1861
Founded 15 April 1861 in Schramberg (Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg) by Erhard Junghans and brother-in-law Jakob Zeller-Tobler as Zeller & Junghans; began with clock components, moved to complete clocks/pocket watches by 1866, wristwatches from 1927. By 1903 billed as the world's largest watch/clock factory (~3,000 employees). Bauhaus designer Max Bill's watch collaboration launched 1961/1962 and remains the brand's signature line. Official timekeeper of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. Pioneered the Mega 1 radio-controlled wristwatch in 1990 and a solar-powered ceramic watch (developed with Seiko) in 1995. Owned by Egana Goldpfeil from the 1990s until a 2008 insolvency; acquired the same year by Hans-Jochem Stein and continues operating in Schramberg with a small workforce. Confirmed via Wikipedia + junghans-shop.com company-history text (both fetched July 2026).