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Oldies but goodies: Urwerk 103

urwerk 103.03 satelite system watch

Portraits: Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk

As is now become tradition for product launches in Singapore, I will also offer the kind reader a little insight into the remarkable genius behind the watches. And today’s feature follows Tuesday’s Urwerk EMC launch with some portraits of Felix Baumgartner. The man himself…”you need an Urwerk!” Gazing with satisfaction at his new creation ExaminingRead More

The Urwerk EMC: Mechanical Heart, Electronic Brain

Every once in a whle, the folks at Urwerk unleash their creativity and rock the world with their amazing creations. When the UR103 hit the horology world, it caused tremors still being felt today. As did the UR202, and later the UR1001. Last week, the creative genii of Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frey unveiled theirRead More

BaselWorld 2013: URWERK Shows Red And Black UR 110 PTH, Teases New Complication

Among the independent watch creators, URWERK is notable for having succeeded in making watches that (we at REVOLUTION have always thought) succeed better than most at seamlessly combining mechanics and aesthetics into a whole greater than the sum of its parts.  At this year’s BaselWorld they continued their winning streak with, among other things, a […]

Urwerk UR210: black or white?

Presenting the latest Urwerk…the UR210. Last week, I wrote about how cool Urwerk watches were, and featured the progression of cool from the early years to the UR210. Today’s post will provide some additional high resolution photographs of the UR201. I find the visual impact of the watch to be quite amazing. It looks likeRead More

Where do you go from Uber Cool? The Urwerk wrist shots

What do you do when your early product is already uber cool…where do you go from uber cool? Felix Baumgartner (not the sky diving dare devil…the watchmaking genius) shows the way. I get to wear the Urwerk watches…all 3 super duper ultra cool watches in one evening…and lived to tell the tale. The year wasRead More

Vatiations on a theme: The amazing Urwerk UR-110ST

I have shown the amazing Urwerk UR-110 ST before…I have a piece in titanium on loan from the factory (thanks Yacine, Felix, Martin). And I thought to do some partial macros to show the beautifully sculputured watch. The watch is rather slim, as shown previously…see my SIHH report, but somehow Urwerk found enough space withinRead More

Urwerk 2012: Golden Shield and Extreme Closeups of the rotating pods…

Urwerk watches lend themselves to my work very well. The movements and time display system is 3 dimensionsl, with beautiful angles and curves. And they are quite a work of art. This issue, I focus on one of their newer watches. The Urwerk U-110 nwo with a new gold bezel…known as the Golden Shield. ComfortableRead More

Urwerk UR1001 – another uber cool watch from Urwerk

Urwerk – their principals Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei, is one of the independent watchmakers to watch (pun intended). Their creations are always interesting…pieces of contemporary horology: with interesting techniques, pushing the envelope with the use and adaptation of industrial coatings on watchmaking. And Felix and Martin, and their PR Supremo Yasine have always beenRead More

Urwerk 2011: The UR 110 The Amazing Sculpture

Urwerk is always amazing. The watches they make are not strictly for telling the time, but avant garde sculptures which mesmerises because of the way it reminds one of science fiction creations. One can only imagine the designers at Urwerk: the talented Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner have spent (or mis-spent) their youth marvelling atRead More

Urwerk White Shark

The Urwerk White Shark…limited Edition in 12 pieces, especially for The Hour Glass and Chronopassion. A closer look at the time indication mechanism. The red numeral is also the limited edition number…12 examples, so allows each watch to be individualised with its limited edition number in red on the hour indicator. Nice touch. A closerRead More

URWERK UR-100V LS Ceramic Speed of Light

The Revolutionary List: 30 Pioneering Watches – the URWERK UR-103

A Collision of Creativity: Ulysse Nardin X URWERK UR-FREAK

Introducing the URWERK UR-100 SpaceTime

World Premiere Of The URWERK EMC, The World’s First Mechanical Smart Watch, With Felix Baumgartner

Presenting The Very First Mechanical ‘Smart’ Watch Movement by URWERK

BREAKING NEWS & ANALYSIS: URWERK Announces Mechanical Smart Watch With Ultra-Precise Regulating System

The Urwerk UR-100V Magic T Hunter Green Perfectly Sums Up The Brand In 2025

Urwerk’s Latest Sting Is A UR-150 Scorpion With Retrograde Action

URWERK Gives its Best-Selling UR-100V a Cosmic-theme Makeover

URWERK Introduces the UR-102 “Reloaded”

Introducing the URWERK UR-112 Aggregat ‘Back to Black’

Urwerk UV-100V Ultraviolet: Start Wearing Purple!

Purple has been Joshua Munchow's favorite color for years, so it's no surprise that he is a fan of the UR-100V Ultraviolet, an extremely purple watch bordering on the edge of human vision.

Hall of Fame 2022: Urwerk

First look: URWERK at Geneva Watch Days 2022

Introducing the URWERK UR-100V

Introducing the Urwerk UR-220 Red Gold

2020 Prix Gaïa Awards: Urwerk Founders Felix Baumgartner And Martin Frei, Sundial Maker Denis Savoie, And Independent Watchmaker Antoine Preziuso Honored

If the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève awards the horological Oscars, then the more cerebral Prix Gaïa might be considered the horological Nobel Prize. Here, Elizabeth Doerr shares the interesting laureates announced in 2020.

Urwerk And The Gustave Sandoz Clock That Doesn’t Tell The Time – Reprise

In Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, the great man introduced the concept of "spacetime: henceforth, space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind of union of the two will preserve an independent reality." Which segues nicely into the discovery of a clock by Gustave Sandoz that doesn't tell the time: it tells distance.