In no particular order. The Urwerk UR-110 is a watch I’ve always liked. And the blue dial white gold Daytona…and any Dy Date with an interesting dial. Note, I didn’t look very close at any of these. I did not read the condition reports. But then again a l
A fun night out with Urwerk and The Hourglass last night, catching up with friends. Felix Baumgartner (or one half of Urwerk) was also here to walk us through their latest watch, the UR-120 Spock. A friend who sat next to me had his UR-110 on; 10 years ol
Well, as we would expect another 105-CT from Urwerk, changing up the case materials as we’ve seen with other iterations. This time, Tantalum. Many of us here are suckers for Tantalum, myself included, and my biased opinion on this would be it just rocks.
I had written a post at the weekend, when I took these pictures, but for some reason the post never showed up and I didn’t have a draft. I was, am, too lazy to rewrite it. However the gist of that original post was regarding the vision of Urwerk and wheth
Phillips quoted George Daniels when announcing an exhibition in Geneva this May to pay tribute to independent watchmaking: “ Independence is the utmost importance in life. Without it you are subject to the whims of other people. You are pinned down to a p
A few days before SalonQP, a few privileged people including myself received a special invitation from Urwerk. An appointment on a Friday morning, during the Fair ... not around the Saatchi Gallery, but in the workshop of the famous British designer Timot
Thank you, François! It seems you’ve made like a spinning top, over the SalonQP!!! :-D I’d like to list my favourites: - Urwerk UR-110 Eastwood. This brand is among my preferred “contemporary” ones and I find this new proposal sooooo funny! - Stepan Sarpa
As I told you previously, the SalonQP 2014 was an impressive gathering of known and less known brands. The set was so large that I had to be very busy during two full days to see the main part (and not all of them) of the exhibitors! I propose you to brow
The SalonQP 2014 has just closed its doors and once again, it was a very successful event thanks to the balanced mix between large and small brands, known and unknown companies. But more than the watches, the Salon gives the opportunity to meet and discus