Being Swiss and wearing a German wristwatch - somewhat sacrilegious. But for my confirmation, somewhere around 1996, this Junghans radio solar watch really appealed to me, and still does.
Because it was one of the first watches to combine solar power and radio technology, it suffered a lot of teething troubles, and I was a regular in that shop. New casing, new antenna, new clockwork - everything was on the list. Usually at no cost.
For many years now, my watch has worked perfectly, and I just wanted to replace the leather wristband, because the old one was pretty tattered. So I brought the watch to a shop close to where I work and handed it over to an ancient lady taking care of it. “A new wristband” was the agreement.
A few days later, she called to tell me that Junghans - which she doesn’t like at all - gave her a cost estimate to replace the clockwork. I knew that the display wasn’t working properly anymore, but who cares. I just wanted a new wristband, and the galactic price for the clockwork confirmed this choice.
Maaaaany days later, I could collect my watch today. Together with a long story of the old lady. She was ashamed of the high price for the wristband and gave it to me for the price she paid Junghans herself. Since it was a really proud price for a piece of leather, I thought: “Fine with me.”
Now that I have seen that the smarty-pants at Junghans have replaced the wristband and the clockwork for the price of a wristband, I guess I’ll pass by the old lady tomorrow to drop some candy and flowers. Thank you, Junghans accounting slobs.
Oh! that’s so sweet!
