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Urwerk Introduces the UR-10 SpaceMeter



Urwerk is renowned for its avant-garde timepieces, featuring unconventional time displays.

At first glance, the new UR-10 SpaceMeter, unveiled today by the independent Swiss watchmaker, appears to be a departure from its distinctive style.

Despite its round dial, central hands, and concentric counters, the UR-10 SpaceMeter is unmistakably an Urwerk creation, more specifically, a member of the Special Projects collection (the brand's line of out-of-the-box concepts).

At first glance, these three subdials might suggest a regulator, chronograph, or calendar watch. This is not the case.

Like its SpaceMeter name, the UR-10's auxiliary indications do not track the passage of time, but rather serve as astronomical instruments.

At 2 o'clock, the counter labeled "EARTH" measures the Earth's daily rotation in 500-meter increments, each ten kilometers apart.

At 4 o'clock, a counter marking the sun advances in 20-kilometer increments, recording the Earth's distance every 1,000 kilometers along its orbit.

The ORBIT counter at 9 o'clock combines these two tracks, displaying the Earth's rotation every 1,000 kilometers and the Sun's orbit every 64,000 kilometers on two synchronized scales.

Two dials are available: black or gray PVD, each with contrasting syringe-style hour and minute hands filled with Super-LumiNova.

The steel and titanium case measures 45.40 mm wide, 44 mm long, and only 7.13 mm high (excluding the domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal), making it one of Urwerk's thinnest cases ever.
The titanium case is tightly fitted to the steel caseback and secured from the sides, eliminating the need for side bezels. Water-resistant to 3 ATM (30 meters/100 feet).

On the case back, a peripheral hand indicates the hours on a 24-hour scale, reflecting a complete rotation of the Earth.

Indications for rotation and revolution are engraved around the perimeter: clockwise for rotation and counterclockwise for revolution, reflecting the Earth's natural motion.

The watch is powered by the self-winding Caliber UR-10.01, which integrates a proprietary complication with a base movement developed in collaboration with Vaucher Manufacture.

It operates at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) and offers a 43-hour power reserve.

Another unique feature of the UR-10 is the Twin Flow Turbine, an evolution of the Urwerk unidirectional automatic winding system. This patented mechanism employs two stacked propellers that rotate in opposite directions. When the winding rotor spins at high speeds, it puts stress on the system.

The Twin Flow Turbine creates air resistance between the two sets of blades, reducing their rotation speed and protecting the mechanism. The rotation of the blades also creates a mesmerizing visual effect.

The new Urwerk UR-10 SpaceMeter is presented on a sandblasted single-link titanium bracelet and a titanium folding clasp.