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Introducing the URWERK UR-100V “Blue Planet”
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Introducing the URWERK UR-100V “Blue Planet”
For the launch of their UR-100V “Blue Planet”, the sixth version of the UR-100 since its launch in 2019, master watchmaker, Felix Baumgartner and chief designer Martin Frei to address this very question.
He adds, “When you have the neutral version of this watch finally in the flesh, and you are able to see how light reflects on it, that’s when I think it is possible for Felix and I to imagine what other colors or treatments could be applied to one of our watches. For URWERK, we have a palette of options, in terms of materials and how we treat the surfaces of these materials.”
Says Martin, “It’s alchemy, it’s super pleasurable work, to try different materials on familiar designs. At times we find certain approaches not feasible, but it is during the process of the attempt that we discover new realms. Sometimes it feels like a game for us, but you know what we really enjoy this.”
The URWERK UR-100V “Blue Planet” gets its blue from a blue PVD-treated steel case with a titanium caseback and a blue PVD sandblasted steel crown. The blue within the movement of the watch is as well a PVD treatment, but as you can see, different shades of blue are applied from component to component, creating a great richness of depth across the timepiece. It’s no wonder the simple act of applying blue to the UR-100V has required the dynamic duo an entire year.
Tech Specs
Movement
UR 12.02 self-winding mechanical movement regulated by Windfänger Planetary Turbine Automatic System; 48- hour power reserve; aluminum satellite hour carousel driven on Geneva crosses aluminum carousel; plate, rotor, turbine, planet carrier, hand with blue PVD treatment, sandblasting, micro-beading, perlage; chamfered screw heads; hour and minute index painted with Super-LumiNova; indications: satellite hour and minute indicator; rotation of the earth in 20 minutes, revolution of the earth around the sun in 20 minutes
Case
Blue PVD steel case, titanium backcase; blue PVD sandblasted steel crown; width: 41 mm; length: 49.7 mm; thickness: 14 mm; domed transparent sapphire crystal; water resistant to 30 m
Price & limitation
25-piece limited edition; 48,000.00 CHF (excluding tax)
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