Wednesday, August 24, 2011

UR-1001 Zeit Device Über Complication

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And here is all of the information - straight from URWERK -


The UR-1001 is a true Zeit Device: It is a grand über complication both measuring and quantifying the era in its entirety, from a solitary second to an astronomical millennia. Exuding force from a case seemingly carved from a block of solid metal, the UR-1001 marks the passage of time in seconds, minutes, hours, day/night, date, month, years, 100 years and all of the way to a monumental 1,000 years!
The Zeit Device houses a constellation of indications, including orbiting satellites and a comet-like flying retrograde. Dials, springs, satellites, carrousels, retrograde spiral spring were all manufactured in-house by URWERK, as were most of the components in the Zeit Device's complications and indications.
The AlTiN UR-1001 is a limited edition of 8 pieces in AlTiN treated steel with titanium elements.

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UR-1001 - Technical Specifications

 

Movement


Calibre: UR-10.01
Jewels: 51
Escapement:  Swiss lever
Balance:  Monometallic
Frequency:28,800v/h, 4Hz
Balance spring:  Flat
Power source:  Single mainspring barrel
Power reserve:  39 hours
Winding system:  Unidirectional winding rotor
Time mechanism:  Double star retrograde with aluminium ring and platinum
counterweight
Calendar mechanism:  93 tooth wheel, 3 Maltese crosses
Retrograde minutes:  Anti-shock safety device
Retrograde minute spring:  Spiral of 6.5 turns, dimensions 174.4mm x 0.1mm x 0.3mm with
mobile piton (adjustable pin). Long length ensures flat torque curve
Plates and bridges:  Baseplate in ARCAP
Screws:  Titanium non-oxidising
Surface finishes:  Circular-grained, Côtes de Genève and DLC treated mainplate 
and baseplate, chamfered and polished screw heads Indications

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Case


The AlTiN UR-1001 Zeit Device is a limited edition of 8 pieces in AlTiN treated steel with titanium elements.

Material:  AlTiN steel with titanium elements
Chain:  Hand-made, heat-blackened steel links featuring bespoke URWERK
clasp with carbineer closure
Dimensions:  106mm x 62mm x 23mm
Glasses:  Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Water resistance:  Pressure-tested to 3ATM
Surface finishes:  Micro-sandblasted





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