Urwerk is one of
the more unique independent brands out there today, and its newly
unveiled UR-CC1 leaves no doubt about it. The brand was founded and is
led by two extraordinary individuals, Master Watcmaker Felix Baumgartner
and Chief Designer Martin Frei. Urwerk produces small quantities of
some very complicated (but in a very untraditional sense of the word
‘complicated’ as used in the watch industry) and undoubtedly exceptional
wristwatches. For starters, have a look at some of the pieces in its 103 collection and 202 collection.
Now I’m not a huge fan or follower of Urwerk (maybe one day-I do admit
to having a great sense of curiosity towards Urwerk’s watches), but as
one might expect with a brand that produces highly innovative and
atypical wristwatches such as these, there is a bit of a cult
following. These folks and many others have eagerly awaited the
revelation of the Baumgartner and Frei’s newest creation – the CC1.
I’ll just share some photos for now because
the development of this timepiece has been followed closely by noted
watch journalist Ian Skellern (follow him on Twitter @underthedial) – and you can read a bit more about Ian’s work on the UR-CC1 here and here, or you can wait for his next report which will surely be coming soon.
So let’s get on with the show, shall we?!
Simultaneous viewing of seconds –
linearly and digitally (top of the watch), and linear display of hours
and minutes – unprecedented!
On the UR-CC1, there are two horizontal indications displayed by two
retrograde cylinders: one for the (jumping) hours, the other for the
minutes. A vertical triple-cam operating a rack (visible through a
window in the side of the case) rotates the minute cylinder (seen
through case back).
The rotating disk which displays the seconds both digitally and linearly.
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