I was reading Gary’s piece in Quill & Pad as I was writing this post about URWERK’s latest release. He mentions, amongst other things, the topic of patronage of independent brands for him as a collector, as well as their… Read More ›
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URWERK : UR-111C
A series of sumptuous attention-grabbing cinematic trailers on Urwerk’s social media channels that hinted at interstellar adventures set up a sense of anticipation for what would turn out to be the new limited edition UR-111. To paraphrase someone in the… Read More ›
URWERK UR-210 Black Platinum
This year URWERK presented a black platinum edition (not its first black platinum piece) of its UR-210, a timepiece famed for two things – its combination of patented revolving satellite complication with wandering hour and three-dimensional retrograde minute hand, and… Read More ›
URWERK : UR-105 CT Streamliner
Twenty years may not seem like a long time for a watchmaking brand, but in the niche field of independent brands, especially those that go against the grain, it is very much a long time. URWERK is now a well-established… Read More ›
AUCTION : Only Watch 2017
Saturday November 11, 2017 is the date, 1430 the time, and Geneva, the place. The 2017 edition of the Only Watch auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy courtesy of a charity auction of unique timepieces has… Read More ›
URWERK 20th Anniversary : UR-T8
This year marks the 20th anniversary of URWERK, and a few weeks ago they formally launched the new limited edition UR-T8. URWERK’s first transformable watch with their trademark satellite complication, each arm supports a satellite carousel with four rotating hour… Read More ›
URWERK : EMC Time Hunter
Many of you will recall Urwerk’s EMC – Electro Mechanical Control watch that was released a couple of years ago. For those who refresh to refresh their memories, go to our earlier post at this link. This year Urwerk has… Read More ›
URWERK : UR-106 Black Pink Lotus
You may recall last year’s release of the Urwerk UR-106 Lotus, which came in black and white versions. The first overtly female-oriented Urwerk timepiece (bearing in mind women have been buying the unisex Urwerk pieces prior to this), at 35mm… Read More ›
URWERK : the UR-105 T-Rex
In 2014 Urwerk introduced the manual-wind UR-105 via the Iron Knight and Dark Night, followed in 2015 by the automatic UR-105 TA (Turbine Automatic) Knight, whose movement is regulated via dual air turbines visible on its back. There were then… Read More ›
NEW MODEL : Urwerk UR-106 ‘Lotus’
Meet the UR-106 ‘Lotus’ , the brand’s first watch aimed at women, although it is worth noting that they do have a solid female ownership and following as it is. As Chief designer and co-founder Martin Frei says – “We… Read More ›
