URWERK co-founders Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner turned a science-fiction gesture into a complication, and for the last UR-120 they dress it in deep blue and gold.
URWERK today introduces the UR-120 Blue Planet, the third and final version of the UR-120, limited to 20 pieces. For one last time, its satellites open.
Three hour satellites orbit a central carousel. As each reaches the left side of the case, its two arms split into a V, the Vulcan salute. A lyre-shaped spring controls the opening and Maltese crosses set the sequence, both finished in 24K yellow-gold PVD.
The sandblasted steel case is built in two interlocking parts, with no visible screws on top. A spring hidden in the 6 o’clock lug adjusts the fit on the wrist, and inside is the self-winding Calibre UR-20.01.
“The UR-120’s carousel alone comprises 175 components, while the complexity of the satellites requires us to control their interactions to the nearest micron,” says Baumgartner, URWERK’s master watchmaker.
It is the last word from URWERK on a shape it opened three times, each time in a different light.
The Basics
Brand: URWERK
Model: UR-120 Blue Planet
Diameter: 47mm wide × 44mm long
Thickness: 15.8mm
Case material: Sandblasted steel; interlocking two-part case; articulated lugs; domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 30m (3 ATM)
Strap: Blue Cordura-textured calfskin; satin-brushed steel pin buckle
Limited edition: 20 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: UR-20.01, self-winding
Functions: Analogue minutes and dragging satellite hours on triple planetary gears; satellite arms open into a V on the left side
Winding: Self-winding
Power reserve: 48 hours
Frequency: 4Hz (28,800 vph)
Jewels: 32
Images courtesy of URWERK.