"While we are not the nostalgic kind here at URWERK, we are proud to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our 110 collection," said the two URWERK founders, Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei. "This is a creation that won the Best Design prize in the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève; that faced evil on the wrist of IronMan, the most badass Superhero of them all; and that made the cover of major watchmaking magazines at the time of its launch in 2011. It needed to complete one last mission before it slipped away, so we are going to issue a final UR-110 in bakelite. A one-of-a-kind model that will be auctioned off on our dedicated website, with most of the proceeds going to the Swiss Red Cross."
The UR-110 will therefore be retiring exactly 10 years after its birth – and doing so in style, on behalf of a worthy cause.
The UR-110 Bakelite features a titanium case and an original bezel made of bakelite, a star material from the 1900s. As Felix Baumgartner explains: "Bakelite was one of the first high-tech materials ever developed. Its properties were and remain multiple and revolutionary. Insulating and heat-resistant, it was present in all everyday objects at the time, from eyeglass frames to radios”, Felix Baumgartner.
The auction will start on October 15th and will close on 12.10.2021 at 10:00 am Geneva time.
