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Urwerk. A Large and Highly Unusual Special Edition Black Platinum and Titanium Wristwatch with Wandering Hour Display and Power Reserve
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Urwerk. A Large and Highly Unusual Special Edition Black Platinum and Titanium Wristwatch with Wandering Hour Display and Power Reserve

SIGNED URWERK, HEXAGON MODEL, REFERENCE UR-103, CIRCA 2009

Closed17 December 2013

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Urwerk. A Large and Highly Unusual Special Edition Black Platinum and Titanium Wristwatch with Wandering Hour Display and Power Reserve
Signed Urwerk, Hexagon Model, Reference UR-103, Circa 2009
Cal. UR-3.03 mechanical movement, 21 jewels, dial visible under a U-shaped dome and consisting of rotating hour satellites as they pass by the minute arc, green luminous numerals, large platinum and titanium case, titanium back secured by four screws and with control board for fan-form power reserve indicator and 15 minutes counter and constant seconds, small user adjustable fine-turning screw, oversized milled crown, large titanium Urwerk buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
44mm overall length

Specialist note

Accompanied by an Urwerk Special Edition Certificate stating the present watch is one of ten watches in a "Edition Speciale" collection, Urwerk Certificate of Origin and International Guarantee dated March 27th, 2009, Urwerk presentation box, product literature, and outer packaging.

Urwerk was created following a meeting between brothers and watchmakers Felix and Thomas Baumgartner, and their friend Martin Frei, an artist and designer. Urwerk SA was officially launched in 1997, with the intention of following their own path and pushing the boundaries of haute horologie. The name was inspired by the Sumerian city of Ur , and the German word Werk. The Sumerian people marked the passage of time with moving shadows casts by obelisks, specifically the course of a year partitioned into twelve units. The German word "Werk" means to work, create, and evolve.