Independents

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 the one I miss the most. You’re right, harder to find and getting more expensive. But one day……

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 have changed. But your statement still holds true. I remember when I sent in my Journes for service I asked if they could be regulated to run slightly faster rather than slower as I hate slow watches. Their reply was Mr. Journe will set it as he prefers. If I were to ask the main houses I’m sure that would have been a reasonable accommodation.

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 to hear more about the ownership experience.

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.