Uhrenfabrik Junghans GmbH & Co.KG

For more than 150 years, the Junghans brand has stood for quality, reliability and passion. Based in Schramberg, Germany, the long-established, independent company designs and manufactures watches that set new standards and are held in high regard around the world. Having close ties to the company’s location and being committed to the values that Junghans embodies, the owners work hard to maintain traditions and to move purposefully forward to a successful future.

From September 25th - 27th a special preview of the new Meister Pilot watch planned for 2016 was held at the site of the longstanding watch company. Guests received an in-depth insight into the company during an exclusive tour of the plant, as well as historic buildings that are not usually open to the public. To enjoy a flight over Schramberg in historic propeller planes, guests were first driven to the nearby airfield in extraordinary classic cars belonging to the Steim car collection. The terrace building of the watch factory in the idyllic Black Forest could subsequently be admired from a completely new, bird's eye perspective. In the evening, guests and partners from around the world had the opportunity to admire the event model of the new Meister Pilot. "The special preview event in Schramberg is a further milestone for us in the development and internationalisation of the brand," says Matthias Stotz, Managing Director of Uhrenfabrik Junghans.

A watch says a lot about the person who is wearing it and gives an impression of competence, style or integrity. A brand, which stands for all those values, is Junghans, which has a long tradition in the manufacture of high quality watches. The brand is associated with tradition, quality, innovation, reliability and precision and is one of the most renowned watch brands in Germany. European Business talked to Matthias Stotz, who has been Managing Director of Uhrenfabrik Junghans GmbH & Co. KG since 2007, about the company’s success story, identity and new strategies to conquer the international market again.