UR-230 Polaris release
This is a very cool new variant from Urwerk. It has a Stormtrooper quality to it that I like very much. More interesting is the ceramic/fiberglass composite from which it is constructed. From Monochrome: “The new Urwerk UR-230 Polaris case is made from an...
Wow! Uber-cool.
Definitely in my top three watches from them. Thanks for the post! Cheers, Filip
I see what you’re saying, but because the white ceramic portion is balanced nicely by the extent of the black components, I didn’t consider it quite as trendy as an AP white ceramic piece, or even an RM.
Perhaps this Urwerk can even be viewed as a modernized ‘panda’ of sorts.😊 Either way, I agree that it’s not an everyday piece when compared to Jay’s black UR-105.
On a first glance - love it!
Much better that the carbon fiber version with the unnecessary "cover".
Ceramic in anything other than black tends to look a little plastic-y in-person IMO
Can be cool sometimes, but I think a polished black ceramic akin to what AP/Hublot/Zenith now do would be better.
That’s a good and important (for me) point with regard to many ceramic pieces.
I like how AP does black ceramics because you can easily appreciate the polished and brushed surfaces. On white ceramic, even for AP, that’s not really the case…at least in pictures. For this Urwerk, I agree that this picture, and white in general may hav...
Ah interesting, I can see it in that pic. You're right, needs to be seen first.
Although, there is something special about black in particular.
I tend to agree with you.
Based solely on my experience handing various Hublot and AP in coloured ceramic.
Everytime I see a UR-230…
I remember there is a hole in my collection. I wouldn’t go for this white ceramic version, but still… The world needs more crazyness from UR!
