Urwerk's Wild UR-111C Reinvents the Watch Display (Again)

Priority, of course, will go to Urwerk collectors that own at least five-and in some cases 15-from the brand The $135,000 timepiece comes in a gunmetal, PVD-treated, sandblasted finish or in polished steel and has a unique new case construction, crown, and display of time Diverging from Urwerk's recognizable satellite system for telling time that's used in watches like the UR-105, UR-110, and UR-210, the new UR-111C uses a long roller crown on the top of the case to set the time.

On the top of the timepiece is the seconds indicator, which is displayed on the left side if worn on the left wrist "It's a mechanical digital-seconds indicator, which is down pretty far in the movement in the middle of the case, so we've used optical fiber to bring the digital seconds to the top," says Baumgartner "Another complex thing in the case is that you do not have a typical case shape with a bottom on the back.

There are actually three parts: the middle part, and the left and the right part which are screwed together like a hamburger It's a totally unique style of casing." The movement must be slotted in from the side of the case once the panels are removed and the time-setting lever is dismantled The UR-111C, which features 48 hours of power reserve, is available now, with just one timepiece currently available in the US. Source