T-Rex is the name given to the latest iteration of Urwerk’s UR-100 collection. It carries both Urwerk’s genome in its satellite hours and that of its namesake in the primal texture of its reinforced hide of bronze. The UR-100V T-Rex is decidedly a creature you’ll want to tame. But wouldn’t want to stroke the eight-ton, 12-foot high Tyrannosaurus rex. In...

The EMC White Ceramic aka Stormtrooper was an easy nickname to choose, from Martin and Felix’s love of sci-fi and in particular, Star Wars. The universe that George Lucas built has heavily influenced the design of Urwerk timepieces over the years. The signature armor of the Stormtrooper was an instant icon ever since it blasted onto the scene in 1977....

Urwerk has added a new watch to its UR-100 series. The UR-100V Iron comes cased in steel and titanium, monochrome and unadorned, to highlight its most delicate finish — all done by hand. No colors here but subtlety. Form and finish together create an ever-changing chiaroscuro over polished, matte, sanded and shot-peened surfaces. Here is the UR-100V Iron! “The main...

Just a few months after launching its UR-210 “final edition” model, the independent watchmaker, Urwerk, has put into orbit a newcomer in its UR-Satellite collection: the UR-220 “Falcon Project.” With its manually wound movement and control board on its back, the new UR-220 goes back to Urwerk’s earlier technologies in a case that is sleeker, more ergonomic and as stunning...

Many, if not most, watchmakers today are simply the last in the long chain of specialists required to make a modern watch – assembling, rather than making, prefabricated parts into a working machine. However, complete watchmakers have to be able to calculate, design and make those parts, each requiring different skills. They also need very broad knowledge, ranging from mathematics...

Out-of-the-box, out of competition and out of this world as befits any Urwerk creation, the new EMC Time Hunter features an unprecedented surface finishing ensuring an amazing result: a military beige chronometer teamed with a camouflage canvas strap that earns it the nickname Desert Sage. This watch is a fighter, a tough nut to crack. Its shell withstands the test...