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Ok...I start first :-)

 


I order a Seiko Disc Burger for a price 65x less than URWERK 103.08...hehehe
I'm cheap smile
I have handled the 103.08 and it is really beautiful.The only downside is the high price and URWERK has a very low resale value.
Being on waiting list for one, I decide to pass at this moment.
I'm going to wait for a preown piece later, which from experience should allow one to get it at 40-50% off retail.
This watch is really cool due to the case and the interesting time display......I think the Seiko serve the same purpose too and
need not be too careful to wear on a daily basis.
As for the coating, it is a very thin layer. So if you scratch hard enough or hit hard enough, it may come off or the 'weaker' steel under the coating may deform. It is not an Alusic in which the entire case is of one durable material....it is afterall still a thin coating.
I have this feeling that the next URWERK will be a SUPER SUPER Strong one but then the price will be very forbidden for many to enjoy .
Just my opinion and please don't get me wrong. I love URWERK but just not enough to spend that much.
There are watches I need not even blink....say Simplicity and Kari Observatoire......but just not this one (though I love it dearly).
Lovesss*CL

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HI CL and Anthony, what happened to the proposed January is URWERK month???

 
By: Sleng : January 4th, 2008-17:56
I was really looking forward to this topic and would appreciate if we can talk more and discuss about Urwerk in terms of wearability, readability, durability and acceptability by watch collectors, particularly on the latest 103.08 TiAlN and 201 Hammerhead... 

Ok...I start first :-)

 
By: CL : January 4th, 2008-21:03
I order a Seiko Disc Burger for a price 65x less than URWERK 103.08...hehehe I'm cheap I have handled the 103.08 and it is really beautiful.The only downside is the high price and URWERK has a very low resale value. Being on waiting list for one, I decide... 

Tell us, though....

 
By: pplater : January 5th, 2008-00:10
...your thoughts on wearing an Urwerk - of the many different watches you have had and tried, how did it feel for you? OT, whatever became of your post count? Gone around the clock perhaps??? Cheers, pplater.

I have no idea about my post counts...

 
By: CL : January 5th, 2008-06:15
I change my email and password and everything seems to RESET As for my past experience in wearing an URWERK, I enjoy it very much. It captures alot of attention and it is very very cool. But somehow it s also a bit too heavy on my wrist. The new 103.08 is... 

I love Urwerk and the 103! For me these watches are aethetically pleasing,

 
By: alex : January 5th, 2008-07:24
technically interesting avant garde and tomorrows classics. The 103.3 in gold is a heavy watch, not uncomfortable but can move around the wrist. The 103.8 Tian looks like a whole different watch, due to its color and "crystal apperture" it looks smaller, ...  

Love your photo

 
By: Geo : January 5th, 2008-13:53
Congrats with the steel version Alex. It's so much different from your gold 103. I tried it in Paris last month and really liked the material, the color and the weight of the watch. But to be honest the weight of the 103.03 has never bothered me, the watc...  

What about the 'complications'...

 
By: pplater : January 5th, 2008-13:55
...Alex? Have you ever used the external regulator? Is the chrono function (on the reverse, with no stop/start) of any real use? If you could suggest any improvement at all to the watch, what would it be? Cheers, pplater.