I had a Junkers for a while and found it was well built and a quality piece overall. I would not hesitate to own another.
i wish they changed their name. it's really kind of unfortunate...The quality is basically the exact opposite of the first 4 letters of the brand name.
I think any polyglot with even a passing interest in aviation or history wouldn't agree...i wish they changed their name. it's really kind of unfortunate...
It's also pronounced FOKKERS. But only because the censors insisted on it. Anytime there is an American or British documentary on the war, the censors insist on the proper pronouncement.The title "JUNKERS" (a WWII aircraft) in true Gernman language in English is pronounced.."YOUN-K'ERS"
And don't EVEN ask how the German word FOKKERS (a WWI aircraft) is pronouned in English!
You do realize it is not the same company, don´t you? Junkers is just a brand for watches, the company is Pointtec. They also produce Zeppelin watches. As the quality goes, I have read only positive reviews so I would not be afraid to get one.It's a German company,first of all. that should sepak for itself.second of all,they used to make fighter planes in wwII.altohough in english the name sucks and has negative implications , it's pronounced with I instead if j.
It's Fokker, singular. Anthony Fokker was actually Dutch, not German.The title "JUNKERS" (a WWII aircraft) in true Gernman language in English is pronounced.."YOUN-K'ERS"
And don't EVEN ask how the German word FOKKERS (a WWI aircraft) is pronouned in English!
With that outlook, the same logic could be applied to Mercedes-Benz. Or, the flip side, any Russian watch made during the Communist era. When you're on the winning side, you write the history. Makes it easy to get a pass on murdering millions. To some, the Hammer & Sickle is just as offensive as the Swastika.I love these German flieger watches, but is anyone else bothered a bit by the romanticizing of aircraft flown by the Luftwaffle in WWII. These airplanes (and the pilots who wore these timepieces) were the tip of the blitzkrieg spear. The blitzkrieg strategy that led to the death of millions of innocents. Not to get overly political/historical, but I can't help but associate the names Junkers and Messershmitt with the [email protected] war machine.
But I do like Junkers watches quite a bit. Maybe I'd prefer a C. Ward "Battle of Britain" pilot watch instead ;-)
Not a bit. Why bear a seventy-five year grudge against an engineering company? There is a world of difference between espousing an ideology and making things. As it happens, Hugo Junkers was removed from the company and arrested by the Third Reich leadership because they didn't trust him, but that's by the by. In today's commercial world, Junkers is probably best known as the manufacturer of gas boilers. The watches of course, just use the name on licence.I love these German flieger watches, but is anyone else bothered a bit by the romanticizing of aircraft flown by the Luftwaffle in WWII.