[4] Weller Manfred Brassler, a self-taught jeweler, founded the company "Watch People" with Klaus Botta in 1989.

[5] The name was chosen to draw parallels to a title given to German singers in the Middle Ages who had discovered new melodic elements.

This feature of sundials and some old clock towers, for example Westminster Abbey, acted as inspiration behind the design.

[2] In 2013 MeisterSinger released a watch based on the Westminster Abbey clock face to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

[6] Additionally, to create a sense of symmetry, the hours 1-9 are prefixed with a "0" such that every number on the dial has double-digits.