The following paper presents the development of a novel magnet system for use in a 1 kg Planck balance. For this purpose, several preliminary theoretical and experimental investigations were carried out and an optimized prototype magnetic system was modeled, designed and built based on the results. Initial measurements showed that the magnet system with an outer diameter of 104mm and a height of 50mm achieved a constant average value of 85.25NA−1 at a range of motion of ±0.6mm.