Anyone familiar with a Junghans Meister 1/100th second stop watch?

Tell me about it.

For the most part I thoroughly enjoy sharing what knowledge I have with collectors. I'm pretty well known at the auctions I attend and will be very open about the watches in the sales. Many I have no interest in buying myself, while those that I do want I will make sure I scare away the "punters" before the auction starts (simply by telling them that there's no way they will pay what I'm willing to, so let's save each other some time and money). It doesn't always work, which is why I'm into that gold repeater for £2k and was really driven high on the Seamaster 600 I bought three weeks ago. I am shown between 4 and 6 watches every weekend that people are interested in selling. I also help out a number of people there with servicing watches they want to keep. I just charge cost and that builds a lot of trust.

As a result of all this, I tend to be the first port of call when someone finds something interesting on a carboot sale or a house clearance and my standing line is often "I'll double your money". Some just want to know about what treasure they've found, others are looking for a quick profit. I'm not looking to rob anyone. My first concern is always about the watch. It's going to sound trite but I will spend money to "save" a good watch. Something that's all original but has been neglected for decades. It's just a shame that it doesn't work with my mother who still has the 2777-1 from her father in a drawer.

I'm also in a slow, gentle, negotiation over a white and golden shadow ... but that seller is still stuck on 10% above retails ... because "Universal Geneve is a good make and these must be worth more than that". Still, they will be mine one day.... the Precious.

Sounds very familiar! Sadly the local auctions and pawn shop sell off‘s offer nothing special most of the time. UG shadow you say, I have my fathers white gold Shadow. A fine watch. Sadly the integral bracelet doesn’t fit my wrist.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ug-golden-shadow-18k-wg-help-please.52048/

The ones I'm talking about are these models (shamelessly borrowed images from the 'net):

Both in unpolished, unserviced condition and mine for £2150 ... 🙁

The 1/10th or 1/100th version, Bill?

Nice watches, I think it’s not a style a lot of people are going for these days.

Well, I am now the owner of a 1/100th s Junghans, mechanical, stopwatch.

Reading further in to these, it seems they were first made in the 50s. Not only is the 1/100th 628 rare, due to low production numbers, it was also a record setter at the time. Even the Heuer couldn't manage such accuracy over 12 minutes. (Crazy to think when we can time events so accurately now with relative ease). There's little to no embellishment on the movement, just an incredibly precise gooseneck regulator.


Now ..what can I use it for?

I've this watch been gathering dust in a drawer. Doesn't have the 'Meister' on the dial. What sort of value would it have ? and would be a 60's watch ?

I can only offer a best guess. That guess is that it is from the 1960s, due to the English text rather than German and minimum value is £130 (because I paid that, so someone else probably would too).