Borrowed Time: MeisterSinger Lunascope
MeisterSinger, the German horological purveyor of single-handed timepieces that are read in five-minute increments, operates in a zone by itself. It has no true competitors, yet its stringent loyalty to the one-handed pursuit of timekeeping has often made me wonder if it’s a limiting factor to the brand’s overall development. This year, the 17-year-old company introduced a watch that, to me, pushes the brand further and has the inherent collectibility that makes it a hero piece not only for 2018 but moving forward as well.
The MeisterSinger Lunascope, first announced in the run-up to Baselworld back in March, is that timepiece. Distinguished by a maximalist moon-phase aperture that encompasses what amounts to the entirety of the upper half of the watch, it’s a timepiece that doesn’t apologize for its boldness; rather, it draws the wearer in with its photorealistic moon and the velvety sheen of its rich blue dial.
Borrowing the 40-mm stainless steel case design from the brand?s fan-favorite Pangaea line, the Lunascope?s main attraction is, of course, the previously mentioned moon-phase display that boasts some jaw-dropping astronomical precision. The average moon cycle takes 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.9 seconds to completely circle the Earth. The standard watch with a moon-phase complication rounds this figure down to 29.5 days via the movement, which means it deviates by eight hours per year and, thus, needs to be corrected by one compl...
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