Ok – Urwerk – a brand we have covered many times before – has unveiled the UR-210 timepiece, which it says offers a symbiotic relationship with its wearer. In fact, the dial of the UR-210 features not only the hour satellite display that has made it famous, but also its first retrograde indication and a …
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Just a few days ago, the 11th Annual Grand Prix d’horlogerie was held in Geneva –this is the watchmaking awards event of the year — a wonderful event chocked with emotion, entertainment and serious tribute. Winners were in a host of categories – and you get to see here a vast array of timepieces. …
Urwerk, an independent watch brand we’ve talked about here for its wonderful innovative looks and technology, has done it again – breaking out the hot new UR-110 ZrN Torpedo timepiece – in an edition of just 12 special pieces. The new Urwerk watch is built of high-tech materials indicative of only the most avant-garde watchmakers …
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Urwerk – known for its bold timepieces, innovative stance and complex creativity – unveils the new Zeit Device (time device). This grand complication marks time in seconds, minutes, hours, date, month, years, 100 years and times for 1,000 years – with day/night indication. The Urwerk Zeit Device accomplishes all of this via a host of …
Sometimes a retailer is so exceptional that it warrants talking about. Trying to find the best watch shop isn’t always easy, but brick-and-mortar store, Exquisite Timepieces in Naples, Fl, is an amazing store. The authorized watch shop for some of the finest watch brands in the world, the luxurious store sells more than 32 top …
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Unusual watches surround us these days. No longer are ultra luxury timepieces simply round or square with the time indicated in regular “hands” format. Certain watchmakers broke that mold some time ago – bringing unique new modes of timekeeping and reading to the forefront. Urwerk is one such brand and the new UR-110 Torpedo is …
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Next week, Sotheby’s Important Watches and Clocks Auction in New York on April 13 will feature a host of watches and clocks dating back from the 16th century to current best watchmakers. Works include automatons, singing bird clocks, and watches from today’s greats such as Urwerk == as well as many of the best in …
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