Junghans Introduces a New Limited Edition Box Set to Commemorate 60 Years of the Max Bill Watch
Junghans recently announced their series of 2021 releases, and among them is an impressive box set consisting of three limited edition Max Bill watches that will only be available as part of the set. If you?re at all tuned in to the Max Bill line, you know that these watches follow a fairly regimented, minimal design language based on the Bauhaus style that is so often associated with Bill?s work. There?s real excitement, though, in seeing how small iterations here and there can radically change the impression of these watches – it?s a lesson in how small details can shape a design.Â
The Max Bill Edition Set 60, as it?s officially known, was created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Junghans Max Bill wristwatch. The set includes three watches that provide roughly the same information, but rearrange elements on the dial to present that information in different ways. Of course, they all work within a style that will be familiar to watch enthusiasts who have enjoyed these watches in the past. The dials are stark white, and the hands are long and thin, and point to hour and minute tracks defined by printed black lines of different lengths, which creates an intuitive basis for telling the time at a glance. First up is the Max Bill Automatic, a simple time and date model in a 38mm case that?s been PVD coated. Like the other watches in this set, the hands are anthracite in color (to match the case) and filled with orange lume, which gives the Automatic an...
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