Credits: Article and images by Suan Futt Yeo @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/urwerk-ur-100v/
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URWERK treads a hard enough path — mechanically, aesthetically — that few dare to follow. Its carousel of satellite hours and minutes is not only a thing of beauty, the company largely owns this mode of time display, with nary a rival contestant in sight. Yet over the years, URWERK has also introduced new ideas and executions centred around the same idea to keep things fresh, with the proverbial finger on the pulse of contemporary culture. Arguably its cheeriest yet, is the delightfully playful and purple UR-100V.
Purple is the better half of Goober Grape, but knowing URWERK, it’s not just a “nice” colour, but purple is also the hue at the very edge of the visible colour spectrum, which the company cleverly ties back to its forever quest to push the envelope of watchmaking further, and further. Says Martin Frei, co-founder and designer-half at URWERK, “I like the fact that a colour is much more than what we can perceive. The colour spectrum visible to our eyes ranges from red to violet. Beyond that shade, colour turns into a waveform that our eyes can no longer detect, ultraviolet. I am fascinated by the idea of creating a watch that celebrates this boundary, this tipping point, this transition from perceptible to imperceptible.”
Credits: Article and images by Suan Futt Yeo @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/urwerk-ur-100v/