URWERK has never been content with simply measuring time. With the launch of the UR-10 SpaceMeter, the avant-garde Swiss brand takes an extraordinary leap forward — into the very fabric of the cosmos. This is not merely a watch. It’s an instrument that measures both time and the distances our planet travels through space.
The UR-10 marks a turning point in URWERK’s evolution — a fusion of science and poetry, precision and philosophy. As the brand describes it: “Watches measure time. The UR-10 measures time and space.”
An Unorthodox Classic
At first glance, the UR-10 seems almost paradoxical — a round dial, central hands, and concentric counters.
For a brand renowned for its satellite complications and wandering hours, such traditional features appear heretical. Yet, they represent a new expression of URWERK’s bold creativity.
“This is an URWERK unlike any other,” the brand explains. With its dial, round case, and — in URWERK’s own words — “almost sacrilegious” central hands, the UR-10 defies convention.
But beneath this apparent simplicity lies an intricate scientific narrative: the first-ever watch designed to measure the Earth’s journey through space.
The First SpaceMeter
The UR-10’s three sub-dials are not concerned with seconds, minutes, or hours. Instead, they chart the cosmic voyage of our planet with unprecedented precision — transforming celestial motion into horological poetry.
● At 2 o’clock – EARTH: A counter that measures every 10 kilometres of the Earth’s daily rotation, in increments of 500 meters.
● At 4 o’clock – SUN: Recording the Earth’s orbital motion, this dial advances in 20 km steps, registering every 1,000 kilometres travelled around the Sun.
● At 9 o’clock – ORBIT: A synthesis of both rotations, inscribing every 1,000 kilometres of daily spin and 64,000 kilometres of orbital travel across synchronised scales.
The result is a SpaceMeter — the first chronometric instrument to quantify Earth’s cosmic journey. It’s a feat that turns abstract astronomical motion into a tangible, mechanical rhythm on the wrist.
The Dance of Rotation and Revolution
Turn the watch over, and the narrative continues. The caseback features a peripheral hand tracking a full 24-hour cycle — symbolising one complete rotation of Earth.
The back is engraved with dual scales: Rotation, read clockwise, and Revolution, read anticlockwise — a poetic nod to the opposing motions of our planet’s spin and orbit.
The URWERK UR-10 SpaceMeter is priced at SGD 123,000 (including tax).
