Urwerk, famous their avant garde designs, which I greatly admire, are introducing the UR-110 TTH and UR-110 ST.
The UR-110 TTH
The UR-110 derives its strength from its bezel crafted in tantalum, a
particularly hard and dense metal, well known for resistance to
corrosion and for its bio-inertness. Indeed, the TTH stands for
“Tantalum Hull”.
“Tantalum is a rare metal of which the name comes from Tantalus, a Greek mythological figure synonymous with temptation,” explains URWERK co-founder and chief watchmaker Felix Baumgartner.
“We therefore naturally succumbed to its charms! Its colour is such
that we decided to use it in its natural state while satin-finishing and
sand-blasting helped to enhance the natural beauty of this intriguing
material.”
The UR-110 ST
Its dial marries perfect smoothness of the sapphire crystal with
grooves in the AlTiN bezel. The change of surfaces sounds seamless.
“A watch worn on a daily basis should be a source of pleasure –
the primal pleasure of possession, naturally, but also the pleasure of
the experience of it on the wrist,” says URWERK co-founder and artist-designer Martin Frei
. “There is a quote I like from French poet and diplomat Paul Claudel:
‘Sculpture is the need to touch.’ I very much hope the UR-110 ST creates
this need.”
In the UR-110 TTH and the UR-110 ST, the time is always shown on the
right side of the watch. Three hour satellites follow a vertically arced
line, graded from 0 to 60 minutes, in a downward motion. Planetary
gearing keeps the satellites and their arrow-shaped “torpedoes” in
parallel formation as they take turns to indicate the time as they pass
the 60-minute track.
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