Flashing across the night sky, the new UR-112 Aggregat Odyssée appears in a shower of metal. The latest evolution of the UR-112 – a limited edition – features a new titanium and steel fuselage
The UR-112 Aggregat Odyssée features an infinite number of flat, curved, grooved, sculpted, screwed and bonded surfaces, all incorporating advanced finishes alternating between matt and glossy, sandblasted and polished. This painstaking, meticulous work contributes to enhancing the two large cockpits where the rotating prisms representing the UR-112’s unique signature operate, akin to two advanced observation posts.
The UR-112 Aggregat Odyssée is the successor to the UR-112 Aggregat Two-Tone. The upper part of this wrist spacecraft is suitable for polishing. The grooved steel cover opens vertically to give access to the secondary power reserve and digital seconds indications. It is mirror-polished on the top with a bead-blasted edge. Its central titanium body is satin-brushed, grooved, sandblasted and bead-blasted, thereby forming a field of functional microdots. The two steel wings of the UR-112 Odyssée fit into this central body.
The UR-112 belongs to the Special Project line – a departure from the founding concept of URWERK’s wandering-hour indication. The UR-112 Aggregat Odyssée displays jumping hours and trailing minutes on prisms. Shifted to the front of the watch, they are visible in their large sapphire crystal housings. As the hours jump on one side and the minutes advance in five-minute increments on the other, an additional trailing indicator shows the precise minutes.
The central body of the case contains the driving and regulating components of the UR-13.01 calibre: a large barrel providing 48 hours of power reserve, coupled with an automatic-winding rotor. Pressing the two pushers on the sides of the watch opens the cover to reveal the power-reserve indicator and the spectacular small seconds. The latter is composed of a skeletonised silicon disk attached to a red anodised aluminium bridge, a typical URWERK design feature.
A long, thin rod stands out in the middle of this incredible vessel. Measuring several centimetres in length, it is possibly the longest component in contemporary watchmaking. To guarantee its lightness and rigidity, this cardan shaft is made of titanium and ensures the coupling with the display module, located at the front of the shell. It establishes this link thanks to a new succession of gears that drive the hours and minutes prisms via two 90° bevel gears.
The black aluminium prisms featuring grooved sides are enhanced with Super-LumiNova and are secured by planetary systems that ensure they rotate both on their axis and in space. This kinematic approach calls for absolute precision and contributes to endowing the UR-112 Aggregat Odyssée with a totally unique and unconventional design.
