BACKGROUND: Although transportation and communication are always cited as two of the most vitally important aspects of successful military operations, accurate time coordination was also of great significance. As a result of the need for accurate time keeping the German military contracted assorted watch and clock manufacturers to produce a wide variety of specialized time pieces for military usage.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 6.5CM diameter, tooled alloy, steel and glass construction clock. The clock features a black background face with the standard clock markings with luminous numerals from "1" to "12", and minute and hour hands. The clock also has secondary smaller numerical markings running from, "13", to "24" for military time. The face of the clock also has a secondary, miniature, subsidiary dial at the six o’clock position with a sixty second setting with numerals in increments of tens and a single hand. The large "1" to "12", numerals and the hands have a luminous white finish. The clear glass face covering is still intact. The reverse base of the clock has a winding dial, with directional arrows and a rotating time setting dial. The reverse of the clock also has the impressed Junghaus star encompassing the letter "J" logo. The clock still functions. The clock comes housed in a wooden desk stand.