Key dates

1995: Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei meet.

1997: The first URWERK watch, the UR-101 is presented at the AHCI (academy of independent horological creators) at Baselworld.

2003: Launch of the UR-103 collection which introduces the satellite hours. The three-dimensional indication shows the time without the conventional hands.

2005: Opus 5 developed for Harry Winston.

2014: Launch of the EMC chronometers. It was awarded two prizes at Geneva's Grand Prix de l'Horlogerie, one for innovation and the other for mechanical originality.

2021: URWERK employs 17 people, 12 of them watchmakers. It maintains a steady production of no more than 150 watches a year.

Key models

The Satellite watches. These are variations of URWERK 's signature way of showing the time. The face of the watch displays digital satellite hours moving in turn along a 60-minute track. It's an intuitive way of telling the time.

The 103 collection

The UR-103 introduced the satellite hours in 2003. Three-dimensional satellites display the wandering hours. On its back, the watch introduces a new feature: a control board comprising a power-reserve indicator, seconds and a screw to adjust the rate fast or slow.

The chronometers

URWERK's AMC is a hybrid timekeeper consisting of two autonomous elements that can be connected. A mechanical wristwatch docks with an atomic master clock called the Atomolith that winds, sets and adjusts the wristwatch.

Special projects

The UR-111C, a watch with a linear time display and a reinvented winding crown.

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