URWERK launches last flight of UR-210

URWERK unveiled the last edition of its iconic UR-210 recently; we highlight some of the interesting features of the timepiece

The UR-210 has one of the largest retrograde systems available. Its retrograde hand is a complex mechanism that docks with the hour satellites while indicating the minutes. To appreciate the complexity of this movement in full, you must not only observe the minute hand fly back from 60 to 0, but listen to it too. The timepiece sounds a sharp “clack” that signals the beginning of each new hour.

The watch features a new type of automatic winding efficiency indication that is now patented. It indicates whether the user has generated enough power over the last two hours of use to keep the UR-210’s mainspring sufficiently wound. It is thanks to the UR-210 that URWERK has been able to refine and perfect their turbine regulation automatic winding system. The goal was to offer as much user control as possible by being able to select and refine the winding mode.

The turbines on the UR-210 are inspired by the regulators used in Grande Sonnerie movements. The UR-210 is one of the most symmetrical pieces designed by URWERK. The extremely three-dimensional volume and crystal dome is pure URWERK, all while offering highly legible graphics and indications.

Philippe Dufour visited URWERK’s booth during Baselworld 2012, and was the first to see a working prototype of the UR-210 and, despite URWERK’s avant-garde style being the complete opposite of his, he liked it. Since then, the UR-210 has adorned the wrist of celebrities such as Ralph Lauren and Michael Jordan.