URWERK UR-120 Lost In Black Space

Revolutionary Time – Telling Mechanism

To tell time, the UR-120 features a new revolving satellite complication: analog minutes and a never seen before split open digital hour satellite mounted on planetary gears. This particular hour satellite morphs into the form of a V-shaped open hand. This time indication rotates on its own axis, split open to unveil its secrets smoothly.

Harnessing the Energy of the Stars

Powered by the caliber UR-20.01, the UR-120 harnesses the energy of the stars within its intricate mechanism. The central carousel, equipped with three arms, gracefully carries the satellites that bear the hour markers on all four sides. As the satellite traverses the minute track, it reaches the left part of the case, setting in motion a sequence of movements. The satellite splits open, revealing two rectangular studs. They take on a V-shape, reminiscent of the Vulcan salute. Once separated, both studs spin on their own axis and shut, all in order to display the new hour unit.

The Triple Revolution of the UR-120

There is a triple revolution taking place under the hood of this spacecraft: the satellite-bearing carousel spins on a central axis, each satellite counter-spins in order to remain upright and therefore readable and each stud spins on its own axis. Felix Baumgartner, co-founder and master watchmaker of URWERK, expresses his enthusiasm about the extraordinary challenges faced during the development of the UR-120: “On the part alone governing the partition of our satellite time, there are more than 175 components. These intricated parts meticulously crafted with our CNC machines, rock and roll with micron-level exactitude. This ‘Vulcan salute’ complication we dreamt of and created is synonymous with live long and prosper still it cost us a few hours of our lives and quite some stress, but the result is definitely worthy of our efforts. This achievement is nothing short of spectacular!”

No one would have imagined that this principle, extrapolated from a 17th-century clock, could be explored, transformed, and transmuted with such creativity in space, volume, and time. URWERK’s capacity for reinvention without ever deviating from its fundamental principles is doubtless the core reason behind its longevity. Demonstrating a strong sense of nuance, the UR-100V Magic T can logically be compared to a ‘color exploration vehicle’. In the metaphorical sense, it is just as much so as its predecessors; while aesthetically speaking, many of its details relate to celestial bodies.

Embracing the Celestial Realm: UR-100V’s Journey Through Space

Even more explicitly than all other URWERK creations, the UR-100V is entirely bound up with the realm of space. Not just because its design can be described as that of a UFO. Not merely because its impossible-to-categorize design evokes a whole different dimension beyond the boundaries of current watchmaking. It bears two long recesses on the sides of its satellite carrier. The first is a counter for kilometers – those traveled by the Earth along its axis in 20 minutes, namely 555. The other also counts kilometers – this time those traveled by the Earth around the Sun during the same period of time, namely 35,740. The UR-100V thus bears witness to the Earth’s trajectory through the interstellar void, where our blue planet is accompanied by a Magic T-colored heavenly body.

UR-120 Space Black