MeisterSinger is a manufacturer of mechanical

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. The company is based in

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. Annual sales are claimed to be 10,000 pieces.

History

Weller Manfred Brassler, a self-taught jeweler, founded the company "Watch People" with Klaus Botta in 1989. The watches produced were primarily

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. He sold the company in 1999, so that he might pursue his interest in the creation of higher-end mechanical timepieces. In 2001 MeisterSinger was formed. The name was chosen to draw parallels to a title given to German singers in the Middle Ages who had discovered new melodic elements.

Design

MeisterSinger watches distinguish themselves from others by the fact that they use a single hand rather than two or three. This feature of sundials and some old clock towers, for example

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, acted as inspiration behind the design. In 2013 MeisterSinger released a watch based on the Westminster Abbey clock face to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the

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of Queen

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. Additionally, to create a sense of symmetry, the hours 1-9 are prefixed with a "0" such that every number on the dial has double-digits. Historically MeisterSinger used movements sourced from

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, but due to limited availability chose to develop their own in-house movement.

Awards

In 2015 the MeisterSinger Circularis won an IF product design award. In 2016 the Adhaesio model won both an IF award and a

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References

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History

Design

Awards

See also

Further reading

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