Independents

Back in September I bought a new old stock Urwerk 201 BPT that worked for about a week before it broke. So I sent it in for service. Started to get an itch for another indie so I was able to source a mint MB&F black frog. Well that worked for about a ...  

I hope this one keeps running for a long time!

I would just twiddle my fingers and wait for these to come back from service.

Amazing and uber cool UR .

If this one breaks the universe is trying to tell you something... Buy a 4th !!! =)

Funny when I was in my 20's and 30's I felt that Urwerk and MB&F was to avant garde for me. Now here I am 43 not getting enough of them. Funny how tastes change.

Which is probably why I've gone back into watches, no time to drive. But always an appointment or play date to make it to.

Now for some strap changes

I have to tell you I was really frustrated. I was like are you kidding me, again? However, I had to remind myself the watches I bought were ones that I wanted almost a decade ago (services were due) that I couldn’t quite pull the trigger on. If COVID taug... 

Best, Jorge

Lovely pick-up. I’m becoming more and more of an urwerk fan. Wear yours in good health. What do the kids think of the crazy lume?

But they are so much fun. I've been collecting for around 20 years now, and I was getting tired of reading traditional watches. Maybe it's my form of a midlife crisis when it comes to watches. Wanting something to make me feel 20 again

So the horological route is definitely safer and more enjoyable 🤣

Lovely timepiece selection, well played. Please keep us updated on the other pieces. Thanks for posting as feel we're both at the same 'junction' after decades of being an enthusiast... and now wanting the more interesting timepieces. Enjoy the journey

I will keep you updated as they come back. Thanks again and happy holidays.

… and the lume shot really is killer! Congratulations- and yes, indies rock! Daniel

The black ALTin case and strap mute the watch. But when you look at it, you're like, what is that? But in a good way.

If the minutes arc should always be on the right side.

Since right hand dominant would make for left hand watch wearers. And since right handers out number left handers, probably just easier for them. The right-hand minute arc is so someone can view the time underneath a shirt sleeve or cuff without exposing ... 

NT

The 110 is, and always has been, my favorite URWERK. I miss mine very much. One day I hope to be acquainted with one again and it will thus become the only watch I’ve ever bought twice.

I have quite a few that I have sold in the past and regretted doing it shortly after. Hopefully you are able to pick one up soon. As they are becoming increasingly difficult to find and more expensive to obtain.

And when she became my ex-wife, a half dozen pieces in the collection went with her. The good news is we still live in the same city and she’s kindly granted me visitation rights to those pieces whenever I want 😀 so I see the 110 occasionally, but it is t... 

Couldn’t you have offered her a Rolex and kept the 110😉?

Its the basic trade off between exclusivity and reliability. There really is no way around it, although some of the smaller guys do marked better than others, but will never reach the kind of MTBF enjoyed by say a tyipical Grand Seiko or Rolex.

One has to weigh all these pros and cons when considering an indie. For me it was about design. Who else can give me the look and feel of an Urwerk or an MB&F besides them? I remember not too long ago there weren’t many of us buying FPJ. Those days ha... 

I had heard pretty good things about the reliability of the Urwerk movements, hopefully after the service they'll be solid for many years to come. I'll be curious to hear about your service experience, I've been interested in Urwerk watches and would love... 

I don’t think I have the wrist to pull that one off. But congratulations!!! Hope this one works well Cheers Peter

I’m 6 3/4 inch wrist but it wears comfortably. For me it’s always the position of the crown, as that is what digs into my wrist. Whenever they put the crown at the 12 position the crown becomes a non-factor. Hope this helps, Jorge