MeisterSinger – Circularis
Circularis – a single-hand watch with power and elegance
MeisterSinger is proud to present its first watch in a new family of models. With its
own specially developed movement and innovative design, MeisterSinger combines
high aesthetic standards with the technical sophistication for which it is renowned.
The Münster-based company manufactures mechanical single-hand watches – pre-
cise timepieces for people who know what is important – and don’t constantly need to
count the minutes. Similar to early pocket watches, a single hand moves around the
face of the watch, indicating the time with needle-fine precision. It doesn’t take long
to get used to this way of reading the time – and soon find the adding of hours,
minutes and seconds shown by the two or even three hands of a conventional watch
quite unnecessary.
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With the Circularis, MeisterSinger is now presenting the first watch in a totally new
family of models. At first glance it reminds you of the successful “No. 01” model – but
Manfred Brassler, the founder of MeisterSinger, has skillfully reinterpreted the
brand’s design trademarks. The hour digits are displayed on the face in a fine serif
typeface. A circular recess in the center creates a fascinating interplay between light
and shadow, particularly in combination with the sunburst pattern on its sapphire-blue
or silver-white face. Twelve slender line indices accentuate the nature of the single-
hand watch.
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Power for five days
The glazed back of the Circularis provides a view of the real innovation in this watch:
The manually wound MSH01 movement, which MeisterSinger developed in collabo-
ration with its Swiss partners. A team of renowned designers spent three years work-
ing on this caliber to ensure that it meets the company’s excellent standards in state-
of-the-art watchmaking, embodying a robust design that has been reduced to the
essentials.
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The Circularis stores the power reserve it needs for five days’ operation in
twin mainspring barrels and a dial train with spring wheel enables the hour hand to
rotate with extreme precision, with almost any backlash. The movement itself is also
a joy to behold, with circular graining, angled and highly polished edges, and engrav-
ings inlaid in gold. The twin mainspring barrels and, above all, the uniquely formed
bridge create an extraordinary geometry and display the combination of technical and
design quality in the most beautiful way. For the first time, Manfred Brassler has not
only designed the face and the case of a watch, but also the balanced appearance of
the movement: The Circularis is an ideal MeisterSinger in every respect.
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Manual winding as a pleasant ritual
The Circularis is an unusual watch – with its graceful way of showing the time and
the high-quality movement that was developed especially for it. Many owners of a
Circularis are sure to observe again and again with fascination how the MSH01 be-
gins to move. It takes a little time until sufficient tension has built up in the rotating
mainspring barrels and the balance begins to rotate, but that makes winding the
watch a micromechanical experience and a pleasant little ritual – almost a pity it is
only needs to be done every five days.
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The steel case of the Circularis is 43 millimeters in diameter. It will be available from
October with a selection of three different faces (ivory, sunburst silver-white, or sun-
burst sapphire-blue) on a genuine alligator leather wristband with double-folding
clasp.
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Circularis – all-round independence
MeisterSinger presents the first watch in a new family of models – with a newly de-
veloped movement that combines the design ideals and technical sophistication both
typical for this company
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MeisterSinger has remained true to its principles and reinvented itself at the same
time – the newly presented Circularis with its 14½-line MSH01 manual wind mechan-
ical movement is the basis for a new generation of single-hand watches superbly
crafted by the Münster-based manufacturer. Within three years, the team at Meister-
Singer’s long-standing cooperation partner in Switzerland designed from scratch a
caliber timepiece that is aesthetically unmistakable, but above all meets the sophisti-
cated standards both companies have come to expect in state-of-the-art watchmak-
ing. The MSH01 is a robust piece – its design is focused on the essentials. An unu-
sually long power reserve, a uniquely designed movement, and its design potential
for subsequent watch concepts stood at the forefront of the development.
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A bespoke movement: MSH01
Twin in-series mainspring barrels provide the movement with an abundant 5 days
power reserve. The in-series springs guarantee a smoother power delivery to the
mechanism than, for instance, a single spring, providing the movement with a high
degree of power precision. In addition to the mainspring barrels, the bridge design
gives the movement a highly unusual geometry – and demonstrates the aspiration of
the founder of MeisterSinger, Manfred Brassler, to merge design ideals with high
technical refinement. For the first time, he not only designed the face and the case of
a watch, but also the balanced appearance of the movement. The joy of his attention
to detail is also obvious in the finishing – the elaborate circular polishing of the rhodi-
um-plated bridge, mirror-polished bevels, blued screws, and the engraving in gold
make the MSH01 a pleasure to behold.
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In technical terms too, further details point to the manufacturer’s firm endeavor to
remain on its independent path as a maker of single-hand watches:
Since a single, long hour hand needs to run with particular precision, a dial train with
spring wheel was integrated in the movement in order to minimize the backlash of the
hand. The assortment too has been specially developed for this movement design,
which means that independence is guaranteed for the design of further products in
this line.
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The Circularis is fitted with a newly designed extra-large crown for easy winding. It
takes a little time until sufficient tension has built up in the rotating barrels and the
balance wheel begins to rotate, but that makes winding the watch a micromechanical
experience and a pleasant little ritual – even though it is only needed every five days.
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Design in MeisterSinger style
With a needle hand, zeros placed before the single digits and line indices on the
face, the Circularis is a classic MeisterSinger – but with newly interpreted design
trademarks. The hour digits are displayed in a fine serif typeface on the face. A circu-
lar recess in the center gives it greater structure, particularly in its interplay with the
sunburst pattern on its sapphire-blue or silver-white face. The twelve narrow hour
indices in the inner circle of the face underline the nature of the single-hand watch:
An eye for what is really important.
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The Circularis is an unusual watch – with its graceful way of showing the time and
the high-quality movement that was developed especially for it. As a reliable power-
house, it is the ideal basis for additional features and models that are destined to
grow and become the Circularis family in years to come. In the cooperation with our
Swiss partner and its close connectedness with outstanding parts specialists,
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MeisterSinger is following the fundamental principle of outstanding Swiss watchmak-
ing tradition.
The Circularis will be available as from October 2014 with three different face de-
signs (sunburst silver-white, sunburst sapphire blue, ivory) on a wristband made of
genuine alligator leather (cognac and dark brown) with a double-folding clasp.
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Technical specifications
Model: MeisterSinger – Circularis
Movement:
Calibre MSH01
Manual wind
Mechanism bridge rhodium-plated with côtes circulaire (circular graining)
Diameter 32.7 mm
Height 5.4 mm
27 jewels
Glucydur ® balance wheel
Eccentric precision timing
28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
Incabloc ® shock protection
120-hour power reserve
Twin in-series mainspring barrels
Temperature-blued screws
Watch:
Stainless steel case, diameter 43 mm
Domed sapphire crystal
Sapphire crystal back
Faces available in sunburst silver-white, sunburst sapphire blue and ivory
Water resistant up to 5 bar
Wristband made of alligator leather with double-folding clasp
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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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