Reading Time: 3 minutesViolet! This magnificent shade is located at the far end of the visible colour spectrum perceptible to the human eye. Anything beyond violet is outside the field of colour. Violet is the ultimate hue. That of the fighters, the outsiders, the crazies. Heroes or villains? It doesn’t matter. If youContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast summer, the super original independent URWERK launched a new variation in its UR-100 collection featuring an unusual gold alloy. The URWERK UR-100 Electrum is cased in an ancient metal amalgam containing organic gold and palladium. This gives the wristwatch an unusual shine, much coveted by the ancient civilizations. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesElectrum is one of the original precious materials, regarded by the ancients as a veritable treasure. This gold and silver alloy was indeed much coveted among Ancient Greeks, Amerindian civilisations and Ancient Egyptians. While the first coins were minted from this metal, the noble, flamboyant, luminous material gradually fell intoContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith an overflowing imagination, URWERK amazes each year with timepieces isolated from other worlds and stories. Even if the watches are various re-edition, the independent brand keeps the Sci-Fi note strong by using new ideas or materials. So is the case of the URWERK UR-100 Gold Edition. This pure breedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesURWERK has added a new watch to its UR-100 series. The URWERK UR-100V Iron comes cased in steel and titanium, monochrome and unadorned, to highlight its most delicate finish — all done by hand. No colours here but subtlety. Form and finish together create an ever-changing chiaroscuro over polished, matt,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a spark shot out of the ether. Radio telescopes reveal that the shining golden object hurtling toward earth appears to be trying to communicate, emitting signals in six million languages. Could it be C-3PO, the protocol droid in the StarContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom time immemorial, humans have shared the universal habit of looking skywards for guidance. Instinctively we all know that wherever we are in the world, the sun, our celestial clock and point of reference, rules our daily lives. Thus, we devote an entire collection of watches to our spinning journey aroundContinue Reading