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Urwerk
Ref. UR-100V
LightSpeed
A “like new”, rare, and cutting-edge limited edition black carbon and titanium wristwatch with orbiting satellite hours, light speed indication between eight planetary bodies, international warranty, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $20,000 - 40,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Urwerk
- Year
- Circa 2024
- Reference No
- UR-100V
- Case No
- GD103
- Model Name
- LightSpeed
- Material
- Case: Black carbon (54-layer ThinPly) Caseback: DLC-treated Grade 5 Titanium
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. UR12.02, 40 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Rubber
- Clasp/Buckle
- DLC-coated titanium Urwerk double deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 51.7mm length x 43mm width
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by a Urwerk International Warranty dated August 22, 2024, fitted Urwerk presentation box, leather wallet, product literature and, outer packaging.
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Catalogue Essay
Founded in 1995 by watchmaker Felix Baumgartner and industrial designer Martin Frei, Urwerk’s watches are playfully futuristic, influenced by a passion for space travel and science fiction. Their first wristwatches were released in 1997 with the references UR 101 and 102 featuring a wandering hour time display. In 2019, Urwerk released the UR-100 collection, a novel line of spectacular timepieces that push the limits of futuristic timekeeping featuring their unique and innovative wandering hours complication.
The UR-100V is one of the most interesting and intriguing timepieces available today. The watch offers a unique perspective on time and space and follows the brand’s philosophy of reaching to the outer limits of the universe. The UR-100V not only tells time, but features an astronomical scale for allowing the wearer to measure the time it takes for sunlight to reach various planets. A rotating hand completes a full revolution every three hours pointing to a corresponding planet and the light-travel time.
This limited edition wristwatch is in “like new”, hardly ever worn condition, and is offered complete with warranty and presentation box. This rare Urwerk is a wonderful representation of the innovative work by the brand with an unconventional way to tell time that challenges the traditional norms of fine Swiss watchmaking.
The UR-100V is one of the most interesting and intriguing timepieces available today. The watch offers a unique perspective on time and space and follows the brand’s philosophy of reaching to the outer limits of the universe. The UR-100V not only tells time, but features an astronomical scale for allowing the wearer to measure the time it takes for sunlight to reach various planets. A rotating hand completes a full revolution every three hours pointing to a corresponding planet and the light-travel time.
This limited edition wristwatch is in “like new”, hardly ever worn condition, and is offered complete with warranty and presentation box. This rare Urwerk is a wonderful representation of the innovative work by the brand with an unconventional way to tell time that challenges the traditional norms of fine Swiss watchmaking.
Urwerk
Swiss | 1997The Swiss firm's name "Urwerk" is a play on the German word meaning clockwork. "Ur" is an ancient Sumerian city in which the populace used sundials for timekeeping, while "werk" is German for creation. The company started by Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei is known for their innovative avant-garde designs inspired by space travel. With their own take on time indication, like many of their contemporaries, their futuristic timepieces are rooted in high-end traditional watchmaking. Their signature floating method of time indication using rotating satellites traces back to a watch made in 1656. Producing only 150 watches per year, they have impressed connoisseurs with their innovativeness and cutting-edge technical prowess.
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