URWERK UR-CC1 King Cobra Watch

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Watches are definitely a fashion statement. Just like you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear, a watch can certainly be an indicator of cool as well. When I laid eyes upon the latest creation of hyper-chic watchmakers, URWERK, I was floored. The URWERK UR-CCI, or King Cobra as it’s known in the timepiece trade, is every bit the head turner. It was supposedly inspired by some kind of 1960s speedometer and it is the perfect combination of technology and testosterone laden design elements.

URWERK are known for their cutting-edge and in your face designs. They won’t shy away from a challenge and if bucking trends were a hobby they’d certainly be the fan club presidents. The UR-CC1 is certainly playing to their strengths. The UR-CC1 makes use of two horizontal indicators displayed by two retrograde cylinders: one for the hour, the other for the minutes. And like you had any question about the complexity of its inner-workings…the UR-CC1 is the result of more than three years of research, development, production and testing. Most of the time was spent making sure that the rotation and instant fly-back of the large hour and minute cylinders was achieved without screwing with the watch’s accuracy.

For those of you that speak watch – a vertical triple-cam operating a rack (visible through a window in the side of the case) rotates the minute cylinder. From zero to 60 minutes, the minute cylinder rotates through 300-degrees. Upon arriving at the 60-minute mark the cylinder instantly (1/10th of a second) reverses back to its original position thanks to an extra-flat linear spring. The retrograde movement of the minute cylinder triggers the hour cylinder to advance (jump) one complete hour. The triple-cam is crafted from bronze beryllium, a metal selected for its inherently self-lubricating properties and low co-efficient of friction, and takes the form of three small inclines.

Now doesn’t all that watch talk just have you ready to run to the store to pick one up? Just by looking at this thing I’m pretty sure that only sultans and Hollywood celebrities can afford the UR-CC1 so I won’t bother going into details about how I don’t have any information on how much it costs. If you want more you can visit www.URWERK.com. Oh yeah, and if you can afford one, can I be your friend?