Junghans Meister S Chronoscope - 27/4228.45

Engineered for real-world wear, the Junghans Meister S Chronoscope (ref. 27/4228.45) is an automatic chronograph with an English-language weekday display and the rugged good looks of a modern sports watch. Junghans protects the 45.0 mm stainless steel case with solid, dynamically curved edge protection, adds a screwed crown and a seven-screw case back with the Junghans star insignia, and seals everything to 20 bar beneath an anti-reflective sapphire crystal.

On the dial, a dark blue/black effect-lacquer finish sets the mood, with white, environmentally-friendly luminous substance on the indices, hands and hand counterweights. The self-winding calibre J880.1 handles the stop function with 30-minute and 12-hour counters plus a small second, and it shows the date with the weekday in English, offering 48 hours of power reserve when the chronoscope is not running. A stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp, safety clip and fine adjustment feature makes it simple to adjust the length so the watch always sits just right.

Features

• English Weekday Display – date and weekday shown in English.
• J880.1 Automatic Chronoscope – 30-minute and 12-hour counters, small second, 48-hour reserve.
• Curved Edge Protection – solid, dynamically curved case design on a 45.0 mm case.
• Dark Blue/Black Dial – effect lacquer with white luminous indices and hands.
• Fine-Adjust Bracelet – stainless steel with folding clasp and safety clip.

Specifications

• Reference: 27/4228.45
• Collection: Meister
• Model: Meister S Chronoscope
• Movement: Self-winding movement calibre J880.1
• Power Reserve: 48 hours (without chronoscope function)
• Functions: Stop function, 30-minute and 12-hour counters, date, weekday, small second
• Weekday Display: English
• Dial: Dark blue/black with effect lacquer, indices with white, environmentally-friendly luminous substance, hands with white, environmentally-friendly luminous substance, counterweight for hands with white, environmentally-friendly luminous substance
• Case: Stainless steel, screwed crown
• Case Diameter: Ø 45.0 mm
• Case Height: 15.9 mm
• Case Back: Stainless steel case back retained by 7 screws with Junghans star insignia
• Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal, domed
• Water Resistance: Up to 20 bar
• Bracelet: Stainless steel bracelet with fine adjustment feature
• Clasp: Stainless steel folding clasp with safety clip
• Made in: Schramberg, Germany

Timepiece History

Junghans was founded on April 14, 1861, in Schramberg in Germany's Black Forest, when Erhard Junghans and his brother-in-law, Jakob Zeller-Tobler, set up a firm making parts for large Black Forest clocks; the first complete Junghans clocks followed in 1866. By 1903, Junghans had grown into the largest clock manufacturer in the world, and in 1918 it completed its nine-level terrace building, the Terrassenbau, which today houses the Junghans Terrassenbau Museum. Owned by the Steim family since 2009, Junghans remains based in Schramberg today.

Junghans began producing its own movements in the 1930s, and they became the basis of the Meister watches; the Meister collection was launched in 1936. During the heyday of the mechanical wristwatch, Junghans developed many movements in Schramberg and reserved its finest calibers for the Meister line, and Junghans reserves the Meister designation for its most exclusive watches. In 1956 Junghans ranked among the largest chronometer makers in the world, and in 1957 it introduced the J83, its first automatic chronometer caliber. The Meister S Chronoscope gave the line a sporty-elegant design, and in 2021 Junghans released the Meister S Chronoscope Platin Edition 160, a platinum version limited to 12 numbered pieces worldwide. Meister has offered reliable timekeeping for nearly a century.