But both generations of Max Bill Mega watches have the same principle function – radio-controlled timekeeping. It’ll run for up to three years on a full charge – the dial is actually the solar cell – and also has a quick-charging function allowing it to go from dead flat to proper running after eight minutes of exposure to light. The new Max Bill Mega Solar has a titanium case, and is solar-powered. The Max Bill Mega Solar is an upgrade over the earlier Max Bill Mega, which has a quartz movement in a steel case. For someone who likes gadgets – and also values good design – this is hard to beat. And now the delightfully concise styling has been combined with a solar-powered, radio-controlled movement. Today’s Max Bill watches are essentially identical to the originals of the 1960s.

Many look like gadgets trying to be an analogue wristwatch. As a result, the Max Bill Mega Solar is a blessing.Ī Swiss architect and designer whose style was spare and Bauhaus-inspired, Bill designed a series of clocks for Junghans in the late 1950s, followed by wristwatches in 1961. Junghans has solid timekeeping tech in its Mega radio-control watches, but for the most part they are unattractive, at least for someone who likes mechanical watches. The German watchmaker now offers the Max Bill designs in a variety of watches from quartz to automatic chronograph, and the new Max Bill Mega Solar is the most extreme in its design and technological disparity – high-tech dressed in retro style, which makes for a pretty cool watch. The quintessential Junghans is arguably any Max Bill wristwatch, which are all slightly different but share an instantly recognisable style that’s modern, mid-20th century, and still appealing five decades on. Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest Weibo Mail Instagram

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