Until now, the most expensive timepiece in the Meistersinger family has been the Circularis, which is retailing for £4,500.
That price is being overtaken with a new Singularis from the German watchmaker, which goes on sale this month for £4,690.
The reason for the premium price in both cases is the use of Meistersigner’s automatic in house movement, the MSA01, which uses twin mainspring barrels to generate power for up to 120 hours and delivers that energy smoothly and consistently, helping to make the movement accurate to chronometer standards.
It is an elegant movement, on show through a crystal exhibition case back on underside of the watch.
Its oscillating weight has gills like a shark, and the barrels are held in place by symmetrical rounded bridges.
The dial side of the 43mm steel watch is classic Meistersinger with a sunburst blue dial, white hour markers and a minute track that makes it easy to tell the time as the single hand makes its 12 hour rotation.
Something I have never seen pointed out in any reviews is that the consequence of the Circularis being bespoke is it not having redundant minute parts. The difference between this and one with a Sellita movement (all except Circularis) is that the Circularis has only an hour hand; the Sellita ones have a cap on the end of the minute spindle, above the hour hand, giving away the fact that behind that is a hidden redundant minute mechanism. A small point but I think an important one from a purist design intent perspective.