With only 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games we bring you news of an Olympic anniversary timepiece collection from a name you may not have expected. German brand Junghans were one of the official timekeepers (the other was Longines) for the only Summer Olympic Games to be held so far in post-war Germany.

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Junghans acted as the timekeeper for disciplines such as the 100 metres, archery and rowing. The company presented two timekeeping innovations at the Games: a Multicounter, which allowed all the boats in the rowing competition to be followed individually for the first time, and the first colour photo finish photographs accurate to 100th of a second.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Junghans’s involvement with the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, the brand presents its “1972” collection, which features three quartz and three solar quartz Chronoscope models, all based on sketches from the period with an unmistakable 1970s design characterised by a flat case with distinctive edges and the blue, red and orange colours typical of the period.

For more information about Junghans read our article on the 150th anniversary of Junghans.