MeisterSinger, an iconoclastic German watch brand that continues to win converts with its intriguing dial designs based on a single timekeeping hand, joins the growing field of watchmakers offering bronze cases with the launch of its new Perigraph Bronze 2018 Edition, this week’s Watch to Watch.
The MeisterSinger Perigraph Bronze is limited to 100 pieces.
The watch’s round, 43-mm bronze case displays a reddish gleam, similar to that of more precious and pricey rose gold, when first worn. Like all bronze watch cases, however, it will darken with an individualistic patina over the years whose look will vary with each watch and owner depending on their environment and the conditions under which it is worn. The black dial continues the “aged” theme, with cream-colored, faux-patina “Old Radium” luminous paint on the indices and on the single central hand that tracks the time on a 12-hour scale. Contrasting red highlights ? as on the central hand’s tip, and the indices that replace the even-numbered date numerals on the scale of the inner open date ring, along with the triangular date pointer ? complete the picture.  
“Old Radium” luminous highlights and a vintage-look leather strap add to the “aged” look.
The movement in the Perigraph is a Swiss-made automatic, either an ETA 2824-2 or a Sellita SW 200-1, with a 28,800-vph frequency and a 38-hour power reserve; it is on display behind a sapphire window in the ...