The UR-10 grew from a Gustave Sandoz clock with three astronomical dials, discovered and restored by Gérard Baumgartner, father of URWERK co-founder Felix Baumgartner.
URWERK today introduces the UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue, a final edition of 25 pieces. It closes the “10” collection, which now enters the brand’s archive, “The Legends”.
Its round blue dial looks almost classic, which URWERK calls the essence of its subversive nature. At 2 o’clock, a counter records every 10 km of the Earth’s daily rotation. At 4 o’clock, another records every 1,000 km of its orbit around the Sun, and at 9 o’clock a third combines the two.
“Time is not something we observe. It is something we inhabit,” says Martin Frei, co-founder and artistic director of URWERK. The self-winding calibre UR-10.01 uses a patented Double Flow Turbine: two propellers turning in opposite directions to protect the winding system.
On the back, a hand traces the hours on a 24-hour scale, evoking the Earth’s full rotation — a watch that measures the planet’s motion as much as the hour.
The Basics
Brand: URWERK
Model: UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue, Final Edition
Diameter: 45.40mm wide × 44mm long
Thickness: 7.13mm
Case material: Sandblasted titanium case middle, sandblasted steel caseback; glare-proofed glass-box sapphire crystals
Dial: Blue, ADL treated, curved, circular satin-finished; sandblasted counters at 2 and 4 o’clock
Water resistance: 3 ATM / 30m (pressure-tested)
Bracelet: Sandblasted titanium, single link, titanium folding clasp
Limited edition: 25 pieces (final edition)
The Movement
Calibre: UR-10.01, self-winding
Functions: Hours, minutes; Earth’s daily rotation at 2 o’clock, solar orbit at 4 o’clock, combined at 9 o’clock
Winding: Self-winding, patented Double Flow Turbine with two counter-rotating propellers
Power reserve: 43 hours
Frequency: 4Hz (28,800 vph)
Jewels: 44
Images courtesy of URWERK.