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INTRODUCING THE NEW JUNGHANS 1,

CALIBER J-325.

Two years ago, when Mr. Pfeifer joined EganaGoldpfeil Holding, I knew that something was going to happen to the Junghans brand that would be good.

What Mr. Pfeifer has done in a few short years is remarkable. Junghans already has a wonderful reputation for watchmaking and a history that makes it a household name in Germany and Europe but this will put the Black Forest on the horological map.

This new timepiece and future models, all produced in Germany's Black Forest will, I can promise you, rival ALL the other German watch manufactures in Glashutte.

I welcome this new Manufacturer and I am very interested in seeing more.

Also, I think this is the first rectangular mechanical watch, Junghans has ever produced. I could be wrong but I can only imagine what the future will bring.

Urich

This is a Junghans Press Release

No Future without a Past

When Heinz W. Pfeifer, Board member of EganaGoldpfeil Holding,

initiated a redevelopment of the Group's traditional brands two years ago,

insiders already suspected that the consequences would be far-reaching, and

so it came as no surprise to the trade when the new, yet familiar "Erhard

Junghans" was introduced to the public at the Basel Fair in 2007. The more

amazing aspect of the re-launch was that the two model lines, CREATOR

1861 and TEMPUS, made exclusive use of specially reserved movement

calibers. Another step in the same direction was the appointment of

Matthias Stotz to the position of Technical Director in charge of brand

development at Erhard Junghans. Mr. Stotz is a member of the

watchmaker's examination board of the Constance Chamber of Trade and

a master watchmaker in his own right.

 

And now the day has come: At the 2008 Basel Fair, the "ERHARD

JUNGHANS 1" will celebrate its debut, equipped with the Caliber J 325

manual winding mechanism, which was developed by the company and is

manufactured mostly in its own workshops. With this, "Erhard Junghans"

is approaching the exclusive circle of true watch manufactures, and once

again, exquisite mechanical watches will be produced in Germany's second

watchmaking center, the Black Forest.

 

Due to the individual handcrafted production, the initial series of the

"Erhard Junghans 1" is strictly limited to twelve watches worldwide,

which come in a rectangular 18-karat white gold case with curved

sides. Each of the watches carries its individual number, replacing the

corresponding digit on the dial.

ERHARD JUNGHANS

Public Relations

Kim Werkmeister

Kaiserstraße 39-49

63065 Offenbach, Germany

Phone +49 69 8050-1707

Fax +49 69 8050-1751

pr@erhard-junghans.de

www.erhard-junghans.de

 

 

 

 

 

The newly developed Caliber J 325 is characterized by the distinctive,

hand-engraved balance-wheel bridge, which also carries the special Erhard

Junghans fine adjustment with the delicately interlocking elements of

regulator lever und regulator tail, the eccentric tappet and the regulator

spring in the company's traditional shape. The precisely executed ratchet,

the screwed gold settings, the blued screws, plus the angled and polished

edges on wheel and caliber bridge with triple «Côtes de Genève» finish on

crown wheel and ratchet wheel are testimony to the new movement's claim

of measuring up to the finest manufactures.

 

And so it is clear that for "Erhard Junghans," the watch itself, built in the

Old Masters' tradition of true craftsmanship, is the focus of all ambition.

 

Time passes - Erhard Junghans is here to stay!

Thanks for watching

Joseph Urich

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