Urwerk has been around for a while now, and their Urwerk 201 Model with the UR 7.01 Calibre movement is an extremely recognizable watch in WIS circles. The unique way in which it tells the time is only one of the things that makes Felix Baumgartner’s creation unique.

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Felix started the company around 10 years ago and in the last few years it has taken off. The small manufacture only makes around 200 watches a year, and one of the most creative and useful features of the watch is on the caseback: The ability to regulate your own watch!

I personally would love to see this feature on other watches, because it could be really useful. At the same time I understand how that kind of thing would be confusing to the casual watch wearer so it may not be a good feature on say a Rolex, Breitling or Omega, but I would love to see it on an affordable and attainable watch (for a man of my modest reach).

Not only does it give you the ability to regulate your own watch without opening the case back, but it also has an “oil change” indicator which lets you know when you need to service the watch next, along with an age indicator telling you how long the watch has been running. Hopefully this type of technology ends up trickling down to watches in the sub-$10,000 range so more of us can afford it!