Urwerk is giving the UR-10 SpaceMeter its last outing with a 25-piece Blue Final Edition, a watch that keeps conventional hours and minutes in the center while measuring the motion of Earth through space on three dedicated counters.
It is an unusual closing chapter for a watch that was already unusual by Urwerk standards, replacing the brand’s familiar satellite-hour architecture with a rounder, more restrained face built around astronomical distance indications.
A blue dial for Urwerk’s cosmic instrument
The UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue uses an octagonal sandblasted titanium case measuring 45.4mm wide, 44mm long and 7.13mm thick before the sapphire crystals are counted.
The case shape recalls the broader UR-100 family, but the crown at 12 o’clock and the slim profile give the watch a more instrument-like stance on the wrist.
For this final edition, Urwerk has given the domed dial a blue circular satin-brushed finish, with recessed sandblasted counters at 2 and 4 o’clock and a bull’s-eye orbital display at 9 o’clock.
Central syringe-style hands handle the standard time display, while open-tipped luminous hands animate the three distance scales.
Three counters that measure Earth in motion
The SpaceMeter’s concept is built around translating planetary movement into metres and kilometres, rather than presenting astronomy as a poetic moonphase or star chart.
At 2 o’clock, a counter tracks Earth’s daily rotation at the equator, measuring each 10 km travelled in 500-metre increments.
At 4 o’clock, a second counter follows Earth’s journey around the Sun, marking every 1,000 km of orbital travel in 20 km increments.
The 9 o’clock display combines both trajectories on synchronised scales, making it the visual anchor of the complication and the clearest expression of the watch’s SpaceMeter name.
A Vaucher base with Urwerk’s turbine module
The caseback continues the planetary theme with a peripheral 24-hour scale that tracks one full rotation of Earth, indicated by an arrow-tipped hand.
Beneath the rear sapphire crystal sits a large blue central rotor with open spokes, offering glimpses of the calibre UR-10.01 developed from a Vaucher Manufacture automatic double-barrel base.
Urwerk adds its own complication module, including the patented Dual Flow Turbines, a pair of stacked propellers rotating in opposite directions to regulate the rotor’s motion and help protect the winding system.
The movement runs at 4Hz, uses 44 jewels and offers a 43-hour power reserve.
Price and availability for the final 25 pieces
The UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue is delivered on a single-link sandblasted titanium bracelet with a titanium folding clasp, reinforcing the watch’s monochrome technical character.
Water resistance is rated to 30 metres, which fits the watch’s role as a conceptual high-end instrument rather than a sports watch.
Limited to 25 pieces, the Urwerk UR-10 SpaceMeter Blue Final Edition is priced at CHF 70,000 excluding tax.
For collectors, its appeal lies in the way it compresses Urwerk’s fascination with orbital mechanics into one of the brand’s most visually restrained formats, now finished in a fitting shade for a watch devoted to the Blue Planet.
