Do the cases on Urwerk get overlooked? I hear so much praise in certain parts of our watch world for cases made by so and so case maker or manufacture. Or that such and such case maker is now making cases for brand X and how this is such a significant cha...
It was the nuanced aspect I was getting at. Thereās a lot of detail in this case, and I donāt know if people give that the credit it may deserve. And then thereās the design. As Patrick mentions below that is probably just too polarizing to get the true o...
Itās likely they are in large part because as you say the design is not everyoneās taste. Itās easier to gush over a classic case shape, with classic lugs etc.
The main reason why Urwerk is so overlooked is because it's an extremely polarizing brand. Very few people know of it. And the ones who've seen it either get no reaction (they say, "it's nice, but might not be for me") or they get a huge reaction and real...
Urwerk is one of those brands you either hate or love not a lot of in between. I personally fall into the latter group. I think they are innovative and unique and carry an heir of you are only limited by your imagination. Sort of the things we grew up bel...
Honestly, even the Patek Philippe Nautilus was a polarizing watch when it came out. It wasn't universally liked. But back then, people bought what they liked, and they weren't influenced by social media. Today, everyone likes the Patek PHilippe Nautilus b...
I'm one of those people who've been focused on movement finishing ever since I liked watches. I remember looking at the movement of a JLC as a teenager and saying to myself - I really like the Reverso's art deco style, but I wished those bridges were poli...
But perhaps not as important as before. Now. I want to meet with artists. Discovering artists with a truly special product that is inimitable is my latest mission objective. Why own something mass produced when you can own something thatās a one off.
ā¦never mattered to me, I donāt see the point of it beyond a certain level as most of the time itās not something I can see (the watch is on my wrist). However, if one has something like the AK-06 or a Logicial One or Micro Rotor from Gauthier and watches ...
Every watch needs to be evaluated individually. Gauthierās finishing is definitely a larger part of the package than for other watches. But Gauthier shines also in movement architecture and case design. Heās one of the more talented case designers out the...
And determines whether or not it stays there for a period of time. That and the bracelet. Although iām digressing here as i am talking now more about case design from a comfort pov rather than aesthetics. For example, how many times have we read comments ...
Thatās a good point, and I couldnāt agree more. But I do think that the reason this may be true is because they all look very similar. It takes an outlier, like we have here, to get one thinking about cases and the work that goes into them. Your next trip...
How? When we met in NYC several years ago (concerning a certain Lange š) and you wore this and let me hold it. Not only was it infinitely detailed but it felt like a tank in my hand as if it were bullet proof! So hefty and substantial. The unique looks/de...
I think I told you but it was maybe 6 or 7 years between me being Urwerk curious and actually pulling the trigger. I was waiting for the one that felt right on my wrist, being a little conscious of the size and unusual case and design I wanted to be doubl...