MeisterSinger Astroscope
Have you ever said to yourself, day and date is nice on a watch, but I would love if there were some celestial bodies I could correlate with the days? Well, MeisterSinger has a watch for you then! Yes, the MeisterSinger Astroscope combines horology and astronomy together, along with a one-handed mechanism to give you a watch that some would call quirky; I’ll label it as niche. In the world of watch collecting, all of MeisterSinger watches are very niche, no matter the model you choose. That is one of the reasons I have been wanting to get my hands on a few of them for years, as it is not the same old diver or pilot watch most of us are used to seeing. Telling time with one hand is not easy though, and takes a little getting used to. Compared to the Salthora X I reviewed late last year, the Astroscope is a much dressier piece and will make your head shake just a little bit more, at least until you get used to it, but I think that is part of the fun of this piece.
MeisterSinger Astroscope Specifications:
- 40mm Stainless Steel Case
- 10.5.mm Thick
- 20mm Lug Width
- 47mm Lug to Lug
- Domed Sapphire Crystal
- Sw220 Movement With added module designed by MeisterSinger
- Days of the week with their respective celestial bodies
- Date at 6 o’clock
- Leather strap with faux crocodile grain
Retail Price $2295
https://meistersinger.us/shop/astroscope-black-old-radium/
I think the first thing to talk about is just how you go about telling the time with this MeisterSinger Astroscope and what the days of the week and celestial bodies have to do with each other. Let’s start with the simpler of the two: telling time. Just like a regular 3-handed watch, the Astroscope is set much the same way, except you are only setting the hour. There is no minute hand nor second hand, so it is pretty straightforward. Telling time is easy enough if you are just concerned with what hour it is, figuring out what minute is where it starts to get dicey. Basically, you can only tell the minutes in 5-minute increments and if you are someone that needs to know the time down to the second, well, you are out of luck. More on that in a little bit. This watch also displays the date and the date. The date is located at the bottom of the dial, easy enough. The days of the week is where things get funky. The days of the week are clearly labeled on the dial, as well as images of celestial bodies and a white dot that signifies what day it is. This white marker moves around the dial, not in a linear fashion, but more so in a circle. Instead of me repeating what I did in the video and just copy and pasting from the website if you want to read more about the celestial bodies, Norse Mythology, and all of that fun stuff, you can do so HERE.
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ROROOS
Beatiful watch, I like it.
Don Evans
Thanks for checking it out!