Junkers History: (from the web)
Junkers (pronounced Yoon-Kerks)
The German company POINTtec produce Junkers 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.
Other links - http://www.junkers-uhren.com/english/junkers-history/
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1 Specifications:
Movement: Miyota Cal. 821A, mechanic, self-winding, 21 jewels decorated with Cotes de Geneve
Engraved silver colored dial in "Corrugated Sheet" style with applied Junkers logo, black numbers, black hour and minute hands
Stainless steel case
42 mm softly rounded square stainless steel case
Height: 11 mm
Mineral crystal
Crystal exhibition back - mineral crystal
22mm leather strap with white contract stitching and a silver buckle closure
Water-resistant up to 5 atm
2 years warranty
Price: USD $410
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: First ImpressionsWhen first opening the box the watch seemed larger then the 42mm reported size. The square case and silver on silver colors give the watch a bigger feel initially. Also the unique and horizontal corrugated dial adds to the larger then reported feel to the watch.
Junkers (pronounced Yoon-Kerks)
The German company POINTtec produce Junkers 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.
Other links - http://www.junkers-uhren.com/english/junkers-history/
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1 Specifications:
Movement: Miyota Cal. 821A, mechanic, self-winding, 21 jewels decorated with Cotes de Geneve
Engraved silver colored dial in "Corrugated Sheet" style with applied Junkers logo, black numbers, black hour and minute hands
Stainless steel case
42 mm softly rounded square stainless steel case
Height: 11 mm
Mineral crystal
Crystal exhibition back - mineral crystal
22mm leather strap with white contract stitching and a silver buckle closure
Water-resistant up to 5 atm
2 years warranty
Price: USD $410
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: First ImpressionsWhen first opening the box the watch seemed larger then the 42mm reported size. The square case and silver on silver colors give the watch a bigger feel initially. Also the unique and horizontal corrugated dial adds to the larger then reported feel to the watch.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: Crown Side of the case
The case is polished and clean. You can see the curvature of the short lugs.
Lug length is 7mm from case to tip of lug.
Side of case is 35mm wide and 11mm tall
You can see the flat front face of the side of the case and then the curved top of the case that curves up about 2mm at the middle point.
Crown is small and sometimes hard to grab, Side of crown all the way around is ridged. The crown does not screw down and WR is only 5 atm. Crown comes off the case 2mm and is approx 3-4mm in diameter.
Once open the hands advanced smoothly and the date cleanly snaps to the next day at exactly 12am.
Overall I think the crown is on the small side and a little hard to manipulate. But if it were bigger, it would probably throw off the proportions of the watch and case as currently designed.
The case is polished and clean. You can see the curvature of the short lugs.
Lug length is 7mm from case to tip of lug.
Side of case is 35mm wide and 11mm tall
You can see the flat front face of the side of the case and then the curved top of the case that curves up about 2mm at the middle point.
Crown is small and sometimes hard to grab, Side of crown all the way around is ridged. The crown does not screw down and WR is only 5 atm. Crown comes off the case 2mm and is approx 3-4mm in diameter.
Once open the hands advanced smoothly and the date cleanly snaps to the next day at exactly 12am.
Overall I think the crown is on the small side and a little hard to manipulate. But if it were bigger, it would probably throw off the proportions of the watch and case as currently designed.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: Bezel, Dial and Hands
Bezel - there is none as you can see. An inner silver colored chapter ring has minutes defined with 60 lines with actual numbers at each 5 minute marker (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60).
The silver chapter ring is the same color as the dial but does not share the corrugated texture of the dial below it. The chapter ring sites flat on the dail and does not curve upward like you sometimes see on other watches. This continuing flat surface to the edge of the dial opening adds to the illusion of a bigger size of the watch.
Dial and Hands: This is where this watch really shines. There are a lot of details to discuss and view. I really tried to capture the dial in the pictures below.
First view of the corrugated dial, hands, markers, date window, and text.
The hour, minute and second hands feel "long". This is due to their elongated arrow shape. Also they are a mirror like material that is reflective under the light. They are black, but many times look slightly blue at certain angles
Bezel - there is none as you can see. An inner silver colored chapter ring has minutes defined with 60 lines with actual numbers at each 5 minute marker (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60).
The silver chapter ring is the same color as the dial but does not share the corrugated texture of the dial below it. The chapter ring sites flat on the dail and does not curve upward like you sometimes see on other watches. This continuing flat surface to the edge of the dial opening adds to the illusion of a bigger size of the watch.
Dial and Hands: This is where this watch really shines. There are a lot of details to discuss and view. I really tried to capture the dial in the pictures below.
First view of the corrugated dial, hands, markers, date window, and text.
The hour, minute and second hands feel "long". This is due to their elongated arrow shape. Also they are a mirror like material that is reflective under the light. They are black, but many times look slightly blue at certain angles
The dial opening on this watch is between 37-38mm. This makes the watch feel much larger then the 42mm size. Basically the entire watch is the round watch dial opening carved into a square case.
The black numbers on the dial are approx. 3.5mm tall (unofficial measurement) and feature a thin crisp font.
The Date window is at the 3 position and is outlined with a black border. The opening is small, but not so small that it is hard to read. Next to the date window is a silver metal dot. This is one of the few things on the dial that I am not sure about. It seems like there is enough room that the number 3 could have still be applied to the dial in its normal position.
The black numbers on the dial are approx. 3.5mm tall (unofficial measurement) and feature a thin crisp font.
The Date window is at the 3 position and is outlined with a black border. The opening is small, but not so small that it is hard to read. Next to the date window is a silver metal dot. This is one of the few things on the dial that I am not sure about. It seems like there is enough room that the number 3 could have still be applied to the dial in its normal position.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: Lume
There is no lume on this watch at all.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: Unofficial Movement Testing
This is unofficial and only based on one day of checking.
I wore this watch for over 12 hours straight and timed it against the atomic clock online ( http://www.time.gov/ )
It was on my wrist from 7am EST (when first time check done) until 7:42pm EST. I wore it all day going to work, at work, and then driving home to pick up my kids and then making dinner. At the end of the time period the watch was off approx 2 second off/slow.
The movement is non hacking and did not stop when changing the time or spinning the hands of the watch.
I shook the watch hard a few times and the movement never jumped, or stuttered, or did anything unusual or out of the norm. Just keep moving along smoothly (see below)
Visual feedback about the movement -
If you listen close you can hear the rotor moving occasionally and winding the watch. The sweep of the second hand is not the smoothest I have ever seen but moves around the dial nicely. Kind of a "sliding-ticking" if that makes sense.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: On The Wrist
As mentioned above the watch wears larger then its 42mm size. This is due to a variety of features including a large dial opening with no bezel and the colors used. The black strap ties in nicely to the color of the hands and printing on the dial and is complimentary to the silver color of the dial and the case.
The dial is the real stand out feature of this watch and model in my opinion.
There is no lume on this watch at all.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: Unofficial Movement Testing
This is unofficial and only based on one day of checking.
I wore this watch for over 12 hours straight and timed it against the atomic clock online ( http://www.time.gov/ )
It was on my wrist from 7am EST (when first time check done) until 7:42pm EST. I wore it all day going to work, at work, and then driving home to pick up my kids and then making dinner. At the end of the time period the watch was off approx 2 second off/slow.
The movement is non hacking and did not stop when changing the time or spinning the hands of the watch.
I shook the watch hard a few times and the movement never jumped, or stuttered, or did anything unusual or out of the norm. Just keep moving along smoothly (see below)
Visual feedback about the movement -
If you listen close you can hear the rotor moving occasionally and winding the watch. The sweep of the second hand is not the smoothest I have ever seen but moves around the dial nicely. Kind of a "sliding-ticking" if that makes sense.
Junkers 1st Atlantic Flight East-West - Model 6450-1: On The Wrist
As mentioned above the watch wears larger then its 42mm size. This is due to a variety of features including a large dial opening with no bezel and the colors used. The black strap ties in nicely to the color of the hands and printing on the dial and is complimentary to the silver color of the dial and the case.
The dial is the real stand out feature of this watch and model in my opinion.
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