Urwerk UR-105 CT Streamliner. Urwerk celebrates 20 years of history with the UR-105 CT Streamliner. Inspired to New York, a town that Urwerk founders Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner are in love with, the UR-105 CT Streamliner shows several Art Deco influences in its geometric angularity and symmetry. The Urwerk UR-105 CT Streamliner comes in two versions: in titanium and mirror-polished steel or in titanium and black PVD coated steel. For both models the price before local taxes is Swiss Francs 65,000.
Urwerk celebrates 20 years of history with the new UR-105 CT Streamliner. Inspired to New York, a town that Urwerk founders Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner are in love with, the UR-105 CT Streamliner shows several Art Deco influences in its geometric angularity and symmetry.
Martin Frei explained that while drawing the minimalist design of the Streamliner he was thinking of the Empire State, the Chrysler and the Comcast buildings.
You have to slide the catch on the top of the case (whose size is 39.5 x 53 x 17.3 mm) to reveal the mechanism of the UR-105 CT.
It’s a new wandering hour indication based on an openwork carousel, which carries the four satellites, each bearing three numerals for the hours. This carousel has been completely redesigned, becoming lighter, stronger and far more effective.
The hours successively sweep past the minutes scale for an analogue and digital display of the time.
A power-reserve indicator and digital seconds make up the rest of the information displayed on the dial. The digital seconds are remarkable in that they indicate tens of seconds.
The mechanism was made using a photolithographic process, with each marker openworked to make it as light as possible. It thus weighs less than a tenth of a gram.
Two pneumatic turbines on the back govern the selfwinding rate, which can be set with a lever. In the FULL position, the slightest movement of the wrist is harnessed to rewind the barrel spring. Turn the lever to STOP to disengage the selfwinding system and wind up the UR-105 using the crown. An intermediate position, RED (for reduced) engages the turbines to dampen the winding rotor and avoid overstressing the mainspring, if you are particularly active. Beating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vph), the movement guarantees a power reserve of 48 hours.
The Urwerk UR-105 CT Streamliner comes in two versions: in titanium and mirror-polished steel or in titanium and black PVD coated steel. For both models the price, before local taxes, is Swiss Francs 65,000. urwerk.com
You have to slide the catch on the top of the case (whose size is 39.5 x 53 x 17.3 mm) to reveal the mechanism of the UR-105 CT.
The hours successively sweep past the minutes scale for an analogue and digital display of the time.
A power-reserve indicator and digital seconds make up the rest of the information displayed on the dial. The digital seconds are remarkable in that they indicate tens of seconds.
Two pneumatic turbines on the back govern the selfwinding rate, which can be set with a lever. In the FULL position, the slightest movement of the wrist is harnessed to rewind the barrel spring. Turn the lever to STOP to disengage the selfwinding system and wind up the UR-105 using the crown. An intermediate position, RED (for reduced) engages the turbines to dampen the winding rotor and avoid overstressing the mainspring, if you are particularly active. Beating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vph), the movement guarantees a power reserve of 48 hours.
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