Gebruder Junghans, AG

Gebrüder Junghans is a German watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1861 in Schramberg as "Junghans und Tobler" by Erhard Junghans together with his brother-in-law, Jakob Zeller-Tobler. Within a short period of time, Junghans enlisted the assistance of Franz Xaver, a cabinetmaker then living in America, to acquire the assembly-line machinery for making clock parts. Once the factory and the equipment were set up, Erhard focused on running the business, while Xaver lead the production of clock cases; a professional clockmaker was hired to oversee the production of movements. The Junghans brand was established in 1866 and by 1870, the company was producing 100 clocks per day. By 1900, the company had become... more.