The Dogs are Back in Town

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#wtbasel/Four independent watchmakers share one of the halls that makes up The Palace, otherwise known as The Dream Factory. Let's take a look at what MB&F and Urwerk are showing at Baselworld starting today.

WORLDTEMPUS - 7 March 2011

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The Palace is a hall that buzzes with excited energy. Originally a temporary structure put up to accommodate the growing number of independent and boutique brands, in its few years of existence it has become “the place to be.” MB&F, Urwerk, Christophe Claret and Speake-Marin share one of the bigger halls there, and for the past three years they have thought up creative slogans to let visitors know where they are located. This year “The Dogs are Back in Town” dressed as the Blues Brothers - but they didn't need to really tell anybody. Everyone already knows.

 

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MB&F

Maximilian Büsser's brand launches another limited edition version of Horological Machine 4 at Baselworld called the HM4 RT. Only 18 pieces of this particular version are slated to launch in red gold and titanium - making it a most luxurious variation on the theme. As in the other versions, the 65-part case -whose focal point is built by the two “thrusters” telling the time and providing a power reserve display - measures 54 x 52 x 24 mm.

 

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Urwerk

Urwerk also launches variations on an existing theme: two further members to the UR-110 family. The UR-110 TTH boasts a super-strong tantalum bezel, which has an extreme thickness of 4.1 mm (as opposed to 2.4 mm on other UR-110 models). Attached to the titanium case by six screws, the bluish-gray tint of the natural tantalum - a rare metal - gives this model an incredibly solid character. “We succumbed to its charms,” explains master watchmaker Felix Baumgartner. “Its color is such that we decided to use it in its natural state, while satin-finishing and sand-blasting helped to enhance the natural beauty of this intriguing material.”

 

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The new UR-110 ST is outfitted with a distinctively grooved AlTiN bezel that professes great three-dimensionality. Together with the red gold version introduced in January, there is now a UR-110 for pretty much every taste.

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