From the base of its unusual asymmetrical situation towards the 3 arrow-shaped "torpedoes" flying in formation with the mission of indicating the time, the UR-110 has serious attitude.
Enveloped inside a secure titanium case, planetary gearing keeps the 3 hour satellites in parallel formation as they take turns to indicate the time as they pass the 60-minute track. An "Oil Change" indicator alerts the user when it truly is time for any service; a "Day/Night" indicator helps keep track of changing time zones; and twin turbines on the back minimize wear in the automatic winding system.
This new complication is produced possible thanks to a construction with 3 levels of complexity:
- A central carousel providing the complication with stability and equilibrium
- Planetary gearing assuring the parallel rotation in the three hour satellites as they orbit the dial
- Three counter-rotating hour modules - each comprising an hour satellite, minute hand and counter stability - are each and every mounted on a planetary gear. These 3 modules are in constant counter-rotation to counter the direction of rotation with the central carousel.
The UR-110 continues URWERK's radical tradition of telling the time making use of orbiting satellite complications. In the UR-110, the time is always shown around the right side from the watch. The satellites follow a vertical line, graded from 0 to 60 minutes, inside a downward motion. The ingenuity of this layout lies in allowing the wearer to view the time discreetly and elegantly without the must pull a cuff or sleeve back.
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