What Is a Single-Hand Watch? Meet MeisterSinger

The first thing people notice about a MeisterSinger watch is what's missing: there is only one hand. It's not a gimmick. It's the oldest way of showing time on a dial, and it changes how you relate to time.

How to read it

The single hand works like the hour hand on a sundial or an old church clock. It points to the hour, and the space between hour markers is divided into minute markers, usually in five-minute steps. Glance at it and you know it's about twenty past three. Look a little closer and you can read it to within a few minutes.

Why one hand?

Most of us don't need to know the exact minute most of the time. MeisterSinger's idea is that a single hand shows time as a calm, continuous flow rather than a countdown. Owners often say the watch makes them check the time less anxiously.

Where to start

• Pangaea: a classic, everyday single-hand watch.
• Kaenos: a clean, modern design.
• Perigraph: a single-hand watch with a date display.

See one in person

Huntington Jewelers is an authorized MeisterSinger dealer in Las Vegas. Browse the MeisterSinger collection, or visit our Summerlin showroom to try one on.