There are limited editions, and then there are
"Rare Species Collection" limited editions. While no Urwerk watch enjoys high levels of production, they have a subset of even more rare timepieces. Here is their new "White Shark" UR-202 watch, based on the
Hammerhead UR-203 watch that I discussed hands-on here. The UR-202 and UR-203 watches are among my favorite in terms of design and utility for Urwerk. I find that this retractable rod system for telling the time is great, all based on Urwerk's "satellite" system model for time indication. The UR-202 was the first of this collection, and is here being released in a very special limited version of just 12 pieces. In fact, there are only about three stores in the world that will carry this watch. Aside from telling the time, the watch has a moon phase indicator and a day/night indicator. You can lock the rotor for the automatic movement (during high vibration/shock activity) to protect the watch via a lever on the caseback.
Called the "White Shark" due to its whitish silver color, this UR-202 is actually made from a steel and titanium case. Much "lower market" than other Urwerk watches. Meaning that this should be a relatively cheaper Urwerk model (still a high-end luxury watch though). The size of the watch is about 46mm by 43.5mm, and 15mm thick. The watch has a combo of satin and brushed finishing on the case. This mixes well with the similar tones on the dial and the perlage polish on the movement plate. The 12 watches will be spread out and available at Chronopassion in Paris, The Hour Glass in Singapore, and via Urwerk directly in Geneva.
Check out some hands-on images here.
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury
watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.
