“S” stands for Stripe (striped dial)
Watches such as this new UR-202S made by Urwerk
serve a very special and narrow niche in the watch industry. I admit
that I am still warming up to their fantastical designs, but now and
again they quite captivate me. Urwerk’s unconventional and sometimes “exotic-animal inspired” watches
are made in small quantities (<100) and sell for very high prices
($50k+) to very passionate collectors. Now what you see here is a new
take on the UR-202, simply by virtue of its having a metal bracelet.
Not just any bracelet, though, the shape of the UR-202 case requires a
highly engineered bracelet — what watch journalist Ian Skellern aptly
calls a “Rolls Royce bracelet.” According to Skellern in his fantastic behind-the-scenes tour of the UR-202S bracelet making process,
the cool thing is that 16 of the 22 links in each UR-202S bracelet are
unique forms and sizes. Only six of the 22 links are identical. As
you can imagine, with such a specialized process like this, there is yet
another reason why Urwerk watches cost so much and are so rare.
Urwerk UR-202S With Bracelet
The UR-202 already had a limited version called the White Shark. The
new 202S is limited to 50 pieces in total with a choice of three
versions; gold, Titanium Aluminium Nitride coated stainless steel or
polished stainless steel…
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