UR Freak
Reference# 2413-500LE-2A-UR/3B- Details
- Description
- Limited Edition: 100 Pieces
- Case: titanium
- Size: 44 mm x 12 mm
- Movement: Caliber UN-241 automatic movement
- Function: flying carousel movement rotating around its own axis
- Power Reserve: approximately 90 hrs.
- Water Resistance: 30 m
- Caseback: sapphire case back
- Strap/Bracelet: Integrated yellow rubber “ballistic” textured strap Integrated black rubber strap Titanium sandblasted deployant buckle
The UR-FREAK combines the Ulysse Nardin Freak timepiece, with a URWERK “satellite” display system. The Freak rotates the entire movement to tell the time; URWERK’s hour satellite bends mechanics and reshapes the perception of time itself. Time is indicated by one of three connected hands. The active hand slides along the minute indicator scale on the right side of the face. Each hand has a turning domed disc that acts as a jumping hour display. Once the current hour connected to the rotating carousel has completed its path along the 60-minute marker scale, the hour disc changes, and the next hour is ready to be read by the next hand, which begins its travel along the beginning of the minute track. The entire wandering hours satellite system, is connected to the regulation system. In the center is a silicon-based balance wheel oscillator and escapement assembly. It turns with the satellite system and makes a full rotation every three hours.
The UR-FREAK is 44mm wide, in URWERK deep anthracite gray sandblasted titanium. Accented by URWERK’s electric yellow Pantone 395 C, highlighting the satellite pointers, minute markers, and rubber strap.
The UR-FREAK does not have a crown. Instead its uses both a turning bezel and case back. A small tab known as the “locker” at the six o’clock position on the case holds the bezel secure when not in use. It has a special “UR-FREAK” label for this limited-edition watch. When the locker is lifted, the bezel freely turns, and when it does, it moves the hands in order to adjust the time. Even though the UR-FREAK employs a Grinder®-based automatic winding system, the new UN-241 movement can also be manually wound by turning the case back. Despite being sandwiched between sliding parts, the UR-FREAK case still offers 30 meters of water resistance. The silicon oscillator operates at a 3Hz frequency and offers a full 90 hours of power reserve.
