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Just a year after the release of the UR-230 Eagle – the first opus in the 230 series and entirely crafted out of TPT carbon – Urwerk is already taking this collection in an entirely new direction. With its technical base unchanged, the UR-230 Polaris dons a pure white, highly technical material, stemming from an exclusive and proprietary development.
This creation is made of a layered, ceramic-based composite. Its polymer base houses sheets of woven ceramic, intertwined with fibreglass plies. Used in aerospace, medtech and now the watch industry, this new high-performance material combines the advantages of each of its constituents.
The resin that encapsulates the fibre-based sheets is tinted white, while the fibreglass is a very light silver. Machining the case into its complex shape reveals the finely stacked layers, with a varying effect depending on the curve and angle. They share a graphic component with carbon fibre: namely, an uneven, shimmering effect. Shifting from full matt to slightly glowing, they offer random plays on light. The subtly yet perpetually changing vibrant white colour entirely surrounds the almost all-black Calibre UR-7.30.
The UR-230 Polaris is a sophisticated version of the revolving satellite complication that is the brand’s essential signature. On a three-armed carousel, rotating blocks each carry four hour numerals. They scroll along a 120-degree section, with the face of the current hour pointing towards the observer. These display cubes are embedded in an aluminum 3D retrograde hand to display the minutes.
The UR-230 Polaris picks up the case design of the 200 collection from which it derives. A trapeze shape with a pronounced elongation towards the 6 o’clock position, a staggered layout around the sapphire apertures, a crown at 12 o’clock and clever management of acute and softened angles: the UR-230 Polaris asserts its fundamentally Urwerk nature.
January 16, 2025