Independents

I’m not a particular big urwerk fan but this is one of my favorite models. Was walking around La Jolla today and found a westime store. They had urwerk there and this amazing piece. I was surprised by how well it wears. Feels kinda like a 42mm piece. Thes...  

Wear it in good health!

It has such a unique, industrial design that's simply not replicated anywhere else in the horology universe. Sarpaneva, evidently, is my other all-time independent favorite. Would love to see that one in person, if I end up visiting OC this month I might ... 

Thanks for sharing!

Feels as if it would come with its own nuclear reactor

Such a cool UR

Weren’t you at the beach??!!😂 Is that big lever for winding?

Just got to try it and didn’t think I’d ever see one in my life. Yes it is for winding.

A lovely Urwerk and a great idea - nice to see the concept used by KingSeiko in the 1970s recycled. There there was a screw between the lugs that would allow adjustment without opening the case (as a monocoque was utilized it was simpler than getting the ...  

So being a good archive researcher may be the better approach to ‘supposed innovation’ nowadays 😉 Not to detract from the Urwerk in any way 😊

Having something somewhat off the wall like this is always going to be fun. Where you are at in terms of collecting you have room for something a little bit out there.

Over 6 years ago. Price was way beyond my budget.

I appreciate that the emphasis in the layout is on the measurement of rate, rather than indicating the time. This is an interesting concept, that Urwerk could build on. For example, could this watch be designed to provide 50+ years of service, without nee...