MeisterSinger Mechanik - MEISTERSINGER - The Single-handed watch

Less can lead to more.

MeisterSinger's single-handed watches evoke the very beginnings of the watchmaker's art. They not only dispense with unnecessary decoration but even omit one of the two hands. Such reduction to the minimum gives these watches an unparalleled clarity of appearance. Thanks to the accurate single hand and the precision of the numerals on the dial, there need be no fear of anyone missing their train. It is easy to read the time to five-minute precision and it is always better to arrive at the station five minutes before the train leaves.

History

When the Nuremberg smith Peter Henlein started selling the first portable clockwork watches almost five hundred years ago, they were a sensation, even if they left something to be desired in terms of timekeeping accuracy. This was only marginally due to the watches having only one hand. The key factor was the accuracy of the movement.

Watchmakers have been searching ever since for a way to make the oscillating element, that sets the pace of any clock, tick with greater regularity. The equilibrium of balances and pendulums became better and better and the precision of watches continually improved.