A hand engraved Urwerk watch honouring Dubai

A hand engraved Urwerk watch honouring Dubai

A unique watch made its debut at the Dubai Watch Week, a timepiece that honours Dubai in all the spellbinding grandeur of the “tantalizing megacity.” Created by Geneva-based independent watchmaker Urwerk, known for its iconic satellite system for displaying the time, this watch is christened the UR-210 Dubai and engraved by Florian Güllert. The watch is inspired by the paradoxes of Dubai, the extreme lavishness set against extreme aridity to its east and the Persian Gulf to its west. Therefore the engraving on the watch tries to capture the character of the city through its intricate patterns and mosaic found on ancient middle-eastern places of worship and royal palaces. The watch that took more than 300 hours to complete, is engraved from case to bracelet tip and runs on caliber UR-7.10 that has the patented revolving satellite complication with wandering hours and three-dimensional retrograde minute’s hand.  The power reserve lasts 39 hours.