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akitaishi
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yes , I like the review..

and the pictures that you provided. Urwerks has always been very innovative in their design of watches.

The rotary arms that shows the hours and minutes are so "Urwerk" by now, that it has become the brand characteristic. Most people who notice the watch could identify with the movement as an Urwerk by just looking at the watch face. Many of it's watches spot this design and one can only fathom how much energy it takes to turn the watch arms. You are right, that could explain the short power reserve.

The "Urwerk" movement seems to be a evolved derivative of the Audemars Piguet Star wheel which AP made to commemorate their 125th anniversary. That is a classic.

If I may, I would like to make this remark.

AP's Millenary Starwheel to Urwerk is like what Philippe Duffour's Duality is to MB&F's LM 2. An inspiration and a more tamed rendition..

It is also noteworthy to note that calibrated PR indicators do exist. The Urwerk UR-210 has "layered out" the PR complication. The PR itself is binary while the PR efficiency indicator complements the PR complication. As such, the PR efficiency complication makes sense. I suppose the mechanism needed for the URwerk hands would leave little room to implement a calibrated PR indicator.

I have a question regarding the back of the UR-210. There is an adjustment knob there which says "reduced, full , stop". Is this knob analogue or 3 clicks ? Which setting is good for which scenario ? Care to explain ? Could you adjust the knob to an "in between setting" ?

Cheers.