Monday, April 23, 2018

MeisterSinger – Lunascope Astronomical Watch


MeisterSinger Classic Plus Lunascope Astronomical Single-hand Watch steel 40mm


The Lunascope MeisterSinger’s moon-phase display – poise with precision

MeisterSinger crafts mechanical watches for people who aren’t interested in counting seconds, but see the bigger picture and simply want to stay on track. Although the movement of the long, single hour hand is hardly noticeable to the human eye, it is as relentless as the passing of time on ancient sundials.

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Our division and representation of time has always followed the movement of the stars. Even back in the Middle Ages, tower clocks emulated astronomical models, preferring to recreate the mechanics of the heavens on Earth rather than wanting to show single minutes or even seconds.

Correction after 128 years

The natural impression of the Earth’s satellite corresponds to the astronomical precision with which the Lunascope represents the moon’s various phases. The moon takes 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.9 seconds to circumnavigate the Earth. Most watches round this figure down to 29.5 days via the movement, which means they deviate by eight hours per year and need to be corrected by one complete day every three years.

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However, the movement specially designed for the MeisterSinger Lunascope is far more exact. Its moon-phase indicator only needs a slight adjustment after 128 years – a short period in astronomical terms, but a very long time in the world of watchmaking. The workings of the Swiss automatic movement in the Lunascope equipped with the moon-phase module can be viewed through the screwed glass exhibition back of the 40-millimeter case.

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The Lunascope is available in two versions – with a sunburst dial in the dark blue of the moon’s background or with a silvery opaline dial, on which the circular date window at 6 o’clock forms an optical contrast to the astronomical display. The blue model comes with a calfskin watchstrap in cognac, the silver-opaline version with a dark brown leather strap (crocodile grain) .

The Lunascope will be available from the beginning of April.

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Technical Features

Collection: Classic Plus

Model Lunascope

Ref. LS908 - Blue
Ref. LS901 - Silver

Movement 
Caliber: ETA 2836
with MS-module, automatic;
38 hours power reserve

Case
Stainless steel.
Diameter  40 mm
6-screwed exhibition back.
Water resistance 5 bar.
Sapphire crystal.

Variants  Opaline Silver, Blue

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Press Release - 2018
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MeisterSinger GmbH &Co. KG,
Hafenweg 46, 48155 Münster
Stefan Loges
Tel: +49-251-1334-8615
Fax: +49-251-1334-8610
E-Mail: loges@meistersinger.de
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