Junghans Mega Solar

Lovely timepiece, good looks and quality - I have had mine some 3 years and very pleased, would buy again

It is a good looking watch that uses solar power to charge the battery. This watch is made from very quality material.

I have been delighted over the last 12 months with my watch. Precise styling and highly efficient, especially when it changes time zones without a hitch. The main problem I have is that the rubber strap has split after 12 months use. I had to have a rubber strap as my skin is irritated with metal or leather ones and having paid almost £800 for the watch and strap I am disappointed that I am now unable to wear my watch as I cannot get a replacement rubber strap for it. Why buy a watch costing £800 when the strap splits after 12 months - I will not be rushing out to buy another Junghans without first knowing that the strap is replaceable.

I bought my Junghans Mega Solar arround 17 years ago. The ceramic strap broke pretty early but the watch is as perfect as new. I can recomend this timepiece to anyone who loves perfection.

I was give one this by my girlfriend around a year ago, the watch is just stunning, goes well with smart clothing as well as casual, the material is solid and heavy as in really well made, the leather strap is of high quality and you can really smell the leather, the battery apparently has a very long life, 10 years I herd but I don't know that for sure as I haven't had it that long.

I bought my mega solar with a broken leather strap back in 1998 from a friend who'd owned for some time before then. Since then I've hanged the battery once(and the strap obviously) and it still works perfectly. It's kept on the window sill when it's not being worn, so the sun keeps of charged, which isn't very often, special occasions and parties mainly. A good looking time piece that is set to last me some time yet. I have absolutely no regrets.

I purchased this watch in 1997 with my redundancy money and it is still in perfect working order and mint condition and still in daily use. I have always kept it in the window when not wearing so day light keeps it charged up. And its now 15 Years old and as good as the day I purchased it. no 9148317 What more can I add brilliant ;-)

I was given my Junghans Mega Solar when I was in my early 20s and it has been amazing for the last 20 years or so! I have had a new battery put in once and also got a new ceramic strap (upgrade from the leather one) by John Vincent. It does seem to stop working every ten years or so, but that's fine with me. The wonderful thing is that you can travel the world and change the hours with a few pushes of the side buttons. I love it!

I purchased my Junghans Mega Solar Ceramic around 2001, I loved it, it did everything I expected, looked good, worked good.

BUT:

2010 new rubber inserts needed in the strap - very expensive.

2012, it doesn't work and I find out that there is a common, expensive fault that rears its ugly head at about 8-10 yrs old.

Therefore a very nice, but not inexpensive watch, requires costly attention to the strap every 8yrs and even more costly attention to the mechanism every 8-10yrs.

This is not what one expects from German engineering, the limitations should have been part of the marketing.

Might just as well get a normal watch and change the battery every few years, or an automatic watch.

My wife bought this for me as a birthday present about 8 years ago and I was expecting it to last for a long time. Earlier this year it started to lose time, and the shop where we bought it said it needed a new rechargeable battery - costing about 5x what a standard battery would have cost. It ran for two or three months after that and now no more.

My wife and I both called Junghans and got the same story: the (presumably extra lightweight) solar mechanism needs replacing AND THIS IS NORMAL AFTER 7-10 YEARS! Extra friction runs the battery down faster than it can charge. In addition I learned that the watch had been in stock at the jewelers for about 3 years and that that counted towards the "normal" lifetime.

This is not what we expected from a quality watchmaker - please stop making solar watches Junghans if you can't do better!