Urwerk - UR-10 Spacemeter Blue
There are watches that tell time, and then there are watches that tell you where you are in the universe. The UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue Final Edition belongs firmly in the latter camp — and it marks the definitive conclusion of one of URWERK's most thought-provoking collections.
The UR-10 SpaceMeter doesn't merely indicate hours and minutes. It articulates a vision. As Martin Frei puts it: "Time is not something we observe. It is something we inhabit."
The dial features three astronomical subdials that transform the wrist into a portable cosmography:
Earth (2 o'clock): Tracks every 10 km of Earth's daily rotation at the equator, graduated in 500 m increments
Sun (4 o'clock): Records every 1,000 km of Earth's solar orbit in 20 km increments
Orbit (9 o'clock): A double concentric counter combining both trajectories — 1,000 km of rotation and 64,000 km of solar revolution — on synchronised scales
The concept traces back to a mysterious 19th-century Gustave Sandoz regulator clock discovered and restored by Felix Baumgartner's father, Gérard — a clock that measured planetary distance rather than conventional time. That same clock inspired the earlier UR-100 SpaceTime, and now finds its most refined expression here.
At 45.40 mm wide, 44 mm long, and just 7.13 mm thick (excluding the box sapphire crystals), the UR-10 is URWERK's slimmest and most wearable creation to date . The sandblasted titanium case and integrated titanium bracelet lend it a contemporary, almost dress-sports versatility.
For this Final Edition, the dial receives an ADL-treated blue finish with curved, circular satin finishing — a colour chosen deliberately by Martin Frei: "This final blue edition seemed the most fitting to us, because it naturally places this timepiece in its true setting: space."
Technical Specifications
MOVEMENT
Calibre: UR-10.01, self-winding
Rotor: Dual Flow Turbine with two counter-rotating propellers — patented
Rubies: 44
Escapement: Swiss lever
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power Reserve: 43 hours
Materials: Steel, brass, ARCAP, CuBe, Durnico, nickel (LIGA)
Finishing: Circular graining, straight graining, sandblasting, polished screw heads
INDICATIONS
Front Dial:
Analog central hours and minutes
2 o'clock counter displaying Earth's daily rotation measured at the Equator, graduated in 10 km increments
4 o'clock counter displaying Earth's daily orbit around the Sun, graduated in 1,000 km increments
9 o'clock double concentric counter displaying Earth's rotation and solar revolution on two synchronized scales
Caseback:
Hours on a 24-hour scale
Rotation and Revolution on a 24-hour scale
CASE
Dimensions: 45.40 mm width x 44 mm length x 7.13 mm thickness (excluding crystal)
Case Middle: Sandblasted titanium
Caseback: Sandblasted steel
Crystal: Glare-proofed glass-box sapphire crystals
Water Resistance: 3 ATM (30 meters)
DIAL
Base: ADL-treated blue, curved, circular satin-finished
2 and 4 O'clock Counters: Finely sandblasted
9 O'clock Counter: Circular satin-finished
Hands: Produced in-house. Syringe-shaped with Super-LumiNova for hours and minutes. Open-tipped for distance indications.
BRACELET
Sandblasted titanium, single link, secured by a titanium folding clasp
Limited Edition (Final edition): 25 pieces
Price: HKD $700,000