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WATCHES | STYLE

SINGER REIMAGINED

Petrolheads will probably be familiar with Singer Reimagined because of
its sister company, Singer Vehicle Design, which was founded in 2009
to revamp the ageing Porsche 911. Drawing inspiration from iconic
sport watches from the 1960s and ’70s, Singer Reimagined rethinks
high watchmaking by combining the automotive and horological worlds
with the help of Italian designer Marco Borraccino, who was previously
head of design for Panerai. Its Track1 Hong Kong Edition won the Grand
Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) in 2018, in part because of its
AgenGraphe calibre, which brings all of its chronograph functions to the
centre of the dial. Singer Reimagined hasn’t had a bad start for an industry
newcomer and is already busy promoting its fascinating FlyTrack Concept.
A clear descendant of the Track1 model (it boasts the same pilot-inspired

tonneau-shaped case) the FlyTrack’s central sweep-seconds hand can be
zeroed and restarted immediately, and the hand-wound calibre operates
at 21,600 vibrations per hour with a 52-hour power reserve. Impressive.

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URWERK

Co-founders Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei
have been pushing the boundaries of mechanical
watchmaking since 1997. Urwerk’s Swiss-based team,
known for its innovation, has mastered the arts of
3D modelling and micro-engineering, among others,

cementing the company’s reputation as a trailblazer.
Its “satellite” system—first seen on the Opus V, a
collaboration with Harry Winston in 2005—pioneered a
complex three-dimensional dial within which three cubic
satellites mark the model’s display hours. For 2019,
Urwerk unveiled the self-winding UR-105 CT Maverick,
which features this signature movement alongside an
ultra-masculine bronze bezel that develops a finish over
time that’s unique to its wearer. Push the sliding tab
to discover the Maverick’s inner mechanism, including
a new open-worked carousel that, according to Type 3 by
Baumgartner, depicts the brand’s “evolving style.” Ressence

RESSENCE

In 2010, Belgian industrial designer Benoît Mintiens
UR-105 CT combined the words renaissance and essence to coin
Maverick by his brand’s name, Ressence. The watchmaker is best
Urwerk
known for its signature three-dimensional Ressence
Orbital Convex System, or ROCS, which services the
constant rotation of three sub-dials set rather like
moons around a planet. Comprising 215 parts, the

complication is driven by a customised self-winding
calibre that has been specially restyled to suit different
designs. The maison’s latest Type 3 model notably
turned heads earlier this year, thanks to Ressence’s
advancements in reducing light refraction, which can
distort the dial’s clarity. The Type 3’s oil-filled upper
half allows legibility from every angle as well as greater
performance efficiency, and is made possible by a
magnetic transmission that connects it to the dry lower
half, which is where the calibre is located.

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