Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner bring the story of this reference to a climax with a version that boasts a powerful style, ideally suited to the highly original dual display that presents the time data.
Unveiled in 2012, the UR-210 epitomizes the ultimate evolution of the satellite display imagined by Urwerk. This timepiece is a masterpiece of innovation. An oversized flyback minute hand is combined with an hour hand to display the hour cone as the central triple-headed mechanism rotates. A new instrument is featured at 11 o’clock, symmetrically located opposite the power reserve indicator at 1 o’clock: a winding efficiency hand that indicates the winding efficiency of the watch over the past two hours.
On the caseback, the winding selector offers three modes. Set to the full position, the rotor will convert the slightest movement into pure energy via a turbine that is coupled to a rotor that optimizes the winding. In contrast, the decelerating rotor limiting system slows down the movement and avoids wear on the mechanism. The turbine with its blades, like an air compressor device, starts and creates resistance inside, and the air friction is enough to slow down the automatic winding system. In stop mode, the system is disabled and the UR-210 becomes a manually wound watch. This state-of-the-art technology is concentrated in a box carved like a contemporary sculpture, with taut lines.
It is therefore this relief-enhanced mechanical architecture based on the UR-7.10 calibre that we find in the UR-210 Final Edition. All time data are adorned with a red hue obtained using Super-LumiNova® paint and ensure excellent readability. This is further highlighted by the black DLC surface of the steel and titanium case.