Tuesday, March 29, 2016

URWERK – UR-105 TA “Clockwork Orange” Edition


URWERKUR-105 TA “CLOCKWORK ORANGE” Limited Edition 2016

“Creating the Clockwork Orange is like turning an organic entity, full of juice and sweetness, into a machine.”Anthony Burgess

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Creators: Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei
Engineers: Dominique Buser and Cyrano Devanthey
CNC machine tool operators: Martin Schiess and Roland Hohl
Assembly and technical finishing: Hervé Morard, Raphael Doddi and Vera Moita

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It takes a long time to develop a mechanical watch like the UR-105TA — three years of research before even starting.

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But how long does it take to build such a mechanism? We can’t give you an exact figure, but we do know that to make and finish each of its parts needs hours of relentless work and concentration at the workbench.

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Technical Specifications

Model: UR-105 TA A.K.A. “Clockwork Orange” 

Limited Editions of 100 pieces

Case:
Black PVD titanium case, black PVD steel bezel
Titanium crown, PVD coated in black, titanium caseback PVD coated in black
Dimensions: Width 39.50mm; length 53mm; height 16.80mm
Crystal Sapphire:  Crystal with anti-reflective coating
Water Resistance: Pressure tested to 30m / 3ATM
Movement
Caliber: 5.02 UR automatic winding
regulated by a double turbine
Jewels:
52
Frequency: 28,800 v/h - 4 Hz
Power reserve: 48 hours
Materials: Satellite hours driven by Geneva crosses in beryllium bronze;
Orbital structure of PEEK (polyetheretherketone)
Carousel and triple mainplates in ARCAP
Surface finishes: circular graining, bead-blasting, satin-finishing
Beveled screw heads
Indications
Dial: Hours and minutes Super-Luminova® treatment on markers, dials, indexes and satellites
Controls
Two-position winding crown
On the back: Winding-rate control lever
Variations
UR-105TA RG
UR-105TA Black
UR-105TA Black Lemon
UR-105TA Black Orange
UR-105 T-Rex


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Press Release 2016
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Media contact:
Ms Yacine Sar
Telephone: +41 22 900 2027
Mobile : +41 79 834 46 65
press@urwerk.com
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