As one of the early pioneers of the independent renaissance, Urwerk rewrote the horology playbook. Decades may have passed since then, but the company still stands head and shoulders above its peers for the sheer ingenuity of its pieces that tell time in the most creative of ways. Yet, despite their unconventional appearance, their heart remains true to the centurie-sold tradition of mechanical watchmaking.
Watchmaker Felix Baumgartner and designer Martin Frei founded Urwerk in 1995, with the aim of replicating the principles of time measurement based on the sun’s movement,
