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27 August 2016 |
Urwerk,
30 minutes on the wrist,
Baselworld 2016,
When it comes to independent watch-making and the so-called “de-structured” time display, no other brand can boast such a strong and unconventional image like Urwerk. Design doesn’t drive technique but it is actually a result of it and considering Urwerk as the first manufacturer that has truly revolutionized traditional watch-making ...
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27 August 2015 |
Urwerk,
Today I'm wearing,
Baselworld 2015,
After reviewing one of the craziest time machines existing on planet earth some time ago (I am talking about the Urwerk UR-1001 Titan), something almost as crazy as its owner, who asked the maker to design a frame to help him to wrap a huge pocket watch around his wrist, ...
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26 April 2015 |
Urwerk,
5 minutes on the wrist,
Avantgarde,
Baselworld 2015,
The first time I saw the Urwerk UR-1001 Titan I tried to understand what it was. Two minutes later, I tried to think of what else the ingenious madness of Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner could come up with. This time machine has the same meaning of a hypercar among ...
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06 February 2014 |
Urwerk,
Avantgarde,
Haute Horlogerie,
30' (off) the wrist: URWERK UR-210Y Black Hawk URWERK's story is somehow incredible and quite similar to that of an american dream: two personalities meet, share their passion for high-end watchmaking and create a maison. In a land where fine micro-mechanics was born, such stories are not that unusual, for ...
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30 August 2013 |
Urwerk,
Avantgarde,
Haute Horlogerie,
URWERK presents the EMC The first high-end mechanical watch with “artificial intelligence” For URWERK, a precision timepiece should have at its base a movement that is accurate, reliable and long lasting. Such a movement should meet specific criteria including accuracy in 5 positions between -4 seconds and +6 seconds over 24 hours. However, while it ...
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