Urwerk UR-10 SpaceMeter

Watches measure time. The UR-10 measures time and space

The UR-10 is more than a milestone in URWERK’s trajectory. It’s the coalescence of time and space, legacy and freedom, science and emotion. It allows URWERK to reinvent itself while staying true to its core beliefs. At first glance, a paradox unfolds: a round dial, hands in the center, concentric counters… features that seem alien to URWERKS DNA, yet in truth reveal a new facet of the company’s ethos.

 An URWERK unlike any other before.

This is an URWERK with a dial, a round case and an almost sacrilegious pair of hands in the center. On paper, the UR-10 appears to be a radical departure for the company. However, upon closer inspection, it is unequivocally a member of the ‘Special Projects’ family, the outlier, out-of-the-box, groundbreaking collection URWERK is so adept at creating.

While the UR-10 features three sub-dials, it is not a regulator. Nor is it a chronograph or any form of calendar watch. Its subsidiary indications do not measure the passing of time. The UR-10 is dubbed a SpaceMeter for good reason: it measures the distances our planet travels across the time-space continuum. A world first!

And its three sub-dials are as many astronomic instruments:

• At 2 o’clock, the counter marked EARTH measures every ten kilometers the Earth travels in its daily rotation, in increments of 500 meters.
• At 4 o’clock, the counter marked SUN advances in 20 km steps, registering every 1’000 km the Earth travels on its solar orbit.
• At 9 o’clock, the counter marked ORBIT combines both trajectories, thus inscribing every 1,000 kilometers of rotation and 64,000 kilometers of solar orbit on two synchronized scales.

• On the back of the case, a peripheral hand traces the hours on a 24-hour scale, mirroring a full rotation of the Earth. The caseback is engraved with indications of both Rotation and Revolution: Rotation reads clockwise, while Revolution is read anticlockwise. This striking opposition reflects the Earth’s own anticlockwise revolution, a poetic reminder of the cosmic dance.

Primordial momentum

To conclude, the UR-10 is an invitation to reconsider what URWERK represents. Beyond satellite hours, the brand’s actual nature rests on three pillars.

The first one is a fundamental human connection. The legacy and transmission within the Baumgartner family is one side of that coin. The other is the organic and unbreakable bond between its two founders.

The second one is a perpetually changing contemporary design language. From evolution to update, from reinterpretation to quantum leap, shapes and details are always in a state of flux.

The third one is the symbiotic meshing of that design with a horological invention force that’s also constantly evolving. Whether it’s the display, materials, finishing, torque calculations or a quest for lightness, URWERK is first and foremost a watchmaking trailblazer.

Limited Edition of 25 pieces per color.

 Discover the Urwerk UR-10 SpaceMeter at Cellini Jewelers, an Authorized Retailer for Urwerk. Contact us for pricing and availability at 212-888-0505.

Learn more about the URWERK Special Projects collection