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foversta provides an exclusive look into Urwerk's suite during SIHH, offering a rare glimpse into the brand's innovative spirit and upcoming developments. His detailed account highlights the unique design philosophy and technical advancements that define Urwerk's creations, making this a valuable historical record for enthusiasts of independent watchmaking. The post captures the excitement surrounding Urwerk's trajectory over a decade ago.
For me, it's always a big pleasure to meet the Urwerk team. First of all because I know that we are always warmly welcome and secondly because it's a surprise at each visit !
The SIHH period gives to several brands the opportunity to organize such presentations in Geneva and of course, Urwerk is one of the hot spots at the Four Seasons, Hotel des Bergues.
So let's enter the Urwerk presentation !
Jean-Vincent Huguenin is a Master-Engraver who has been working with Urwerk for a very long time. He knows perfectly the story of the brand, its spirit, Martin and Felix's way of thinking. He engraved some watches in order to reply to specific requests from clients or several ones which became a part of the collection. Urwerk case, thanks to its shape, its size is a fabulous playground for such gifted artist. I would like to present you some of his achievements : Jean-Vincent : Some patterns whi
The Urwerk team is starting to unveil its next garde-temps. The big surprise is that it will radically change from the previous models. Forget the satellites, you will get a new time display ! Expect the unexpected ! The following pictures of the current version of the caliber may give you some clues... of course, the caliber is not finished. Look at the big wheel with the double digit figures around. It will be the second display. I can't wait to discover the final version of the watch now !
Like it was the case last April, the decoration of the suite was original and brilliant. It's the reason why I love Urwerk : each detail is coherent with the spirit of the brand. When we browsed with Martin the different versions of the 103, I realised that each watch had a strong identity. That's maybe the biggest success from Urwerk : an Urwerk watch is recognizable at first glance. The coherence between the time display and the design of the watch makes them so attractive. The next steps of U
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