The Urwerk UR-112 Aggregate Odyssey features a digital display in the form of a spaceship.

Urwerk continues to create the most extraordinary watches, leveraging its advanced technology and expertise. The UR-112 Aggregate Odyssey features digital hour and minute displays and a power reserve indicator, and combines a beautifully finished titanium and stainless steel case. With this model, which exudes a spaceship-like presence on the wrist, Urwerk continues to push the boundaries.

A unique time display made possible by an automatic movement with a long shaft

　Urwerk unveiled the UR-112 Aggregate Odyssey in February 2022. Its exterior combines a variety of elements, including flat, curved, grooved, engraved, screwed, and jointed surfaces. All of these are finished with a combination of matte and gloss finishes, sandblasted and polished. The meticulous and delicate work accentuates the UR-112's distinctive "cockpit," a digital display housed within a transparent cylinder. This model is part of the Special Projects line, and in this respect, it stands apart from the brand's founding concept of "wandering hours."

　The hours and minutes are displayed digitally in jumps within a sapphire crystal cylinder. The hours are on the left, the minutes on the right, and the minutes are displayed in five-minute increments instead of whole minutes. Each is set on a trihedral black aluminum column with Arabic numerals and coated with Super-LumiNova.

　The power reserve and seconds indicators are accessed by pressing two side pushers that open and close a grooved stainless steel cover vertically. The seconds indicator consists of a silicon disc attached to a red anodized aluminum bridge. The cover has a polished top surface, a mirror-polished bottom surface, and a microbeaded edge. The central body is made of titanium and is satin-finished, grooved, sandblasted, and microbeaded. Two stainless steel wings fit into the body.

　Each component of the case has its own unique texture. It truly is a work of art. Urwerk co-founder and chief designer Martin Frey said, "I was fortunate enough to witness our creations being born up close, alongside the watchmakers in the workshop, and I was present during the final assembly process. I watched the materials come to life, and the finishes that I had only imagined became a reality before my very eyes."

　He continued, "Like the pencil strokes that outline and refine the watch on paper, the machining of titanium and stainless steel embodies the creative process, and with the magic and skill of the artisan, the finished product, with its micro-beaded, satin and polished finishes, comes to life."

　Co-founder and master watchmaker Felix Baumgartner said: "We took on the technical challenge of creating a spaceship or unidentified flying object, but we really put what we wanted into it. I think the UR-112 is purely insane, both in terms of technology and finish. That's why we can only produce a very limited number of five pieces. But therein lies the joy of watchmaking!"

　Inside the case is the UR-13.01 caliber, which features a 4 Hz motor and a regulating mechanism. Its large barrel provides a power reserve of approximately 48 hours and is paired with an automatic rotor. The UR-13.01 caliber lacks the cube and carousel carrying arms found in the models that have defined the brand's history over the past 25 years.

　A shaft several centimeters long connects the display module at the front of the cockpit to the mechanical drive. Crafted from titanium to ensure lightness and robustness, it is perhaps the longest component in watchmaking today. This connection is achieved through a new gear train that drives the hour and minute displays via two 90-degree pinions. A planetary system is used to achieve rotation within the given space. This kinematic approach gives the UR-112 Aggregate Odyssey a completely unique and unconventional design.