Urwerk 103T Mexican Fireleg and Shining-T Watches

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed)
Mar 21st 2010 at 12:01PM

Last year it was the Urwerk 103T Tarantula that was getting people excited. The "Tarantula" part of the name was based a bit on the vague visual idea that the style of satellite time arms on the watch look like legs - arachnid legs, but proved most to be a good marketing idea. The all black titanium watch is back this year with two new versions. Most notable is the 103T Mexican Fire Leg as seen above. Aside from very minor changes and the orange tone of the numerals and other accents on the case, the watch is the same. But now with a new name that sounds a lot like a disease you might pick up in a Sonoran desert. "Keep hydrated and change your socks regularly, else you might come done with some nasty Mexican Fire Leg." Though the name just refers to a creepy looking tarantula from "them parts."

The Shining T on the other hands has a bit of cosmetic changes on the dial and arms that move the satellites around the watch face. I am not sure, but Shining T sounds like a character or show from Japanese animation. Manga nerds rejoice, and start saving up. For the price of about 40,000 comic books, you too might be the proud owner of Urwerk's finest.

Each watch features an Urwerk made manually winding movement that displays the hours and minutes. The cases are done in aluminum and titanium and 36mm wide by 50mm tall - attached to alligator straps. The Mexican Fire Leg is available in a limited edition of 60, while there will be just 33 pieces for Shining to. Click Read More below for an image of the Shining T watch.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.