Bauhaus designs were meant to be minimalist, utilitarian, handsome and affordable — just like this watch.

Celebrated industrial designer Max Bill was an original Bauhaus protegé, having studied there in the 1930s. He began designing wall clocks for German watchmaker Junghans in 1957 — designs that were so fetching in their minimalism and utility, that they easily made the transfer to wristwatches just a few years later. Today, Junghans offers a wide range of Max Bill timepieces powered by different types of movement, from automatic to hand-wound to radio-controlled. 

This particular watch is a Reference 27.3401 powered by the automatic-winding workhorse ETA 2824-2 movement. With a 38mm stainless steel case, a gorgeous grey dial with playful Arabic indices executed in glowing SuperLumi-Nova, as well a matching pencil handset, this piece perfectly embodies Bauhaus design.

Fitted to one of our Casablanca brown suede leather straps, this piece is suitable for virtually any wrist and can be dressed up for pairing with formalwear or as is for a night on the town

The Max Bill Automatic may be the perfect everyday companion, and a tough piece to beat as an entry point to mechanical watches!