Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 263

Junghans, "Mega Star", No. 8251770. Producedin 1994.Unusual, two time zone, radio-controlled plastic gentleman's wrist-watch with hour, minute, seconds and date, with an integrated radio receiver from the most precise clock in the world in the caesium time base of the German National Standards Laboratory in Braunschweig for the DCF 77 time signal transmitter in Mainflingennear Frankfurt, on 77,5 kHz.With burnished steel exten-sible bracelet.

C. mono-block and oval-shaped with extended lugs, the pusher between 2 and 3 is for time display and radio emission, the pushers between 8 and 9, and 9 and 10 are for the plus or minus change of time zone. D. transparent, while pressing the buttons on the band , the aperture above the 6 is the LCD display for the date, the seconds, or radio reception control. M. with quartz standardization.Signed on the dial.Dim. 37 x 43 mm.