One of two Urwerk UR-103 prototypes was found in stainless steel
The watch that really changed the history of modern timepieces.
Imagine seeing this watch at the Basel International Watch Fair in 2003. This watch is almost completely unrecognizable. Urwerk was founded in 1996, but its UR-101 and UR-102 watches are still relatively small round cases, and for untrained people, they can still serve as "traditional" watches. F.P. Journe’s Chronomètreà Résonance and Vianney Halter’s Antiqua are only a few years old. The Richard Mille, De Bethune and Harry Winston Opus projects have just started; MB&F is still a few years away. The watch world is a more conservative place, and UR-103 clearly shows the arrival of a new generation-they are here to compete.