Reading Time: 3 minutes“At URWERK we took radical decisions very early on: deciding to remain independent at all costs and limiting our growth despite all the advice to the contrary were among the most important. To continue staying true to ourselves, to remain URWERK, we make less than 150 pieces per year. ThisContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of Zürich’s most established auction house – Ineichen Auctioneers, presents us a very interesting catalogue for their next action, the 174 Watch Auction, that will be held on 22 May 2021 at 13:30 in the Metropol Zurich. From their catalogue, I have selected some pieces that I particularly like.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesURWERK’s horological Skunk Works launches a series of 25 time – and space – measuring instruments into orbit. URWERK UR-100V “Blue Planet” tracks the earth and our solar system: it’s a 24-hour invitation to interstellar travel and the pleasure of savoring time.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesT-Rex is the name given to the latest iteration of Urwerk’s UR-100 collection. It carries both Urwerk’s genome in its satellite hours and that of its namesake in the primal texture of its reinforced hide of bronze. The UR-100V T-Rex is decidedly a creature you’ll want to tame. But wouldn’tContinue 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: 4 minutesThe URWERK EMC TimeHunter White Ceramic aka Stormtrooper was an easy nickname to choose, from Martin and Felix’s love of sci-fi and in particular, Star Wars. The universe that George Lucas built have heavily influenced the design of URWERK timepieces over the years.Continue 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: 4 minutesThe collection of UR-220 watches has taken off. The initial version in carbon has now been joined by a new model — the URWERK UR-220 All Black. URWERK is exploring all the shades of its lucky colour. Black will always be black, but it comes in many textures.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJust a few months after launching its UR-210 “final edition” model, the independent watchmaker, URWERK, has put into orbit a newcomer in its UR-Satellite collection: the UR-220 “Falcon Project”. With its manually wound movement and control board on its back, the new UR-220 goes back to URWERK’s earlier technologies in aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesOut-of-the-box, out of competition and out of this world as befits any URWERK creation, the new EMC Time Hunter features an unprecedented surface finishing ensuring an amazing result: a military beige chronometer teamed with a camouflage canvas strap that earns it the nickname Desert Sage. This watch is a fighter,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesURWERK unveils today the last edition of its iconic UR-210, so now is the ideal time to highlight the seven features that have made the UR-210 so special:Continue Reading