Iron Annie v junkers

Laughing gravy · Sep 7, 2019

I've fallen for the whole Bauhaus look and have been searching for a junkers quartz. The iron Annie range has some beautiful 38mm quartz watches which I really fancy, however the name isn't growing on me? I believe the manufacturers didn't want to carry on paying the royalties to the junker family for the use of the name, but I'm not sure about iron Annie?

Anybody any idea how the name is being received sales wise? Is there likely to be a rebrand again in the future. I do need one though either junkers or iron Annie. It's driving me nuts. I'll put it on the shelf with the rest of them then, next to the dugena Chrono I bought to satisfy the itch, and not give it a moments thought. Watches. Bah humbug

Davey P · Sep 7, 2019

The name alone is enough to rule it out for me - Sorry! :thumbdown:

Laughing gravy · Sep 7, 2019

Wise words Davey. :yes: I agree it's possibly a marketing disaster over here, maybe world wide its more effective. Get past the name and they are nice looking watches .

Jet Jetski · Sep 7, 2019

I am still planning to buy a Junkers ( I have one) but never an Iron Annie. They could hav stuck with Zeppelin, or Eisvogel, but Iron Annie? C'mon. And they were happy to ditch Junkers because it contains the word Junk ....

WRENCH · Sep 7, 2019

Most interesting. The "Iron Annie" as you will all know is the famous Junkers JU52/3. So the name perhaps evokes nostalgic memories of times gone by and those who travelled in them.

JonnyOldBoy · Sep 8, 2019

WRENCH said:
Most interesting. The "Iron Annie" as you will all know is the famous Junkers JU52/3. So the name perhaps evokes nostalgic memories of times gone by and those who travelled in them.

Wow , never knew Jasper Carrott, Ed Balls and Richard Attenborough knew Hitler ...

rhaythorne · Sep 7, 2019

Yep, those blokes with the flowers look well dodgy!

Laughing gravy · Sep 7, 2019

It's the one with the little moustache at the front I'd have Down as a a wrong un

Jet Jetski said:
I am still planning to buy a Junkers ( I have one) but never an Iron Annie. They could hav stuck with Zeppelin, or Eisvogel, but Iron Annie? C'mon. And they were happy to ditch Junkers because it contains the word Junk ....

I thought eisvogel was a model name? The blue 38 mm Bauhaus iron Annie is a thing of beauty though. I could always put tippex over the name.

Tk maxx currently got eisvogel on website for £83. Looks a good buy. Reduced from £215

AlexC1981 · Sep 7, 2019

They seem a bit expensive for a Junghans homage.

What about a Loreo? Only £57 on Aliexpress. I rather like the gold case with the tan strap.

brummie1875 · Sep 7, 2019

Iron Annie? What are they thinking?

I'm out...….. :bash:

Caller. · Sep 7, 2019

Junkers used to have their own boutique in Bangkok, conveniently for me, one stop away on the sky train. So some time after the change of name, I went to have a look at the 3 watch shops in the relevant Mall, including what was Junkers - and it had shut down, with no sign of the new name in the empty remnants of the store. So I guess they just pulled out of Thailand rather than attempt to introduce the new range.

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