Soaring in on mechanical wings, Urwerk’s ingenious new timepiece takes flight as the UR-230 “Eagle,” ushering rapt devotees into untold horological heights. While retaining the avant-garde ethos of its UR-200 kin, Urwerk’s latest incarnation updated the formula with a trailing-edge lift-up shield and revamped internals.

Encased in an aviation-inspired cocoon of CTP carbon and titanium, the machined bezel mimics an aircraft fuselage, the articulating metal canopy reminiscent of deploying flaps. A brake system governs the cover’s opening velocity, safeguarding the expansive sapphire crystal panorama beneath.

Yet the true marvel dwells deeper inside. Urwerk’s signature orbiting satellite complication still captivates, the carousel of wandering hours perpetually coursing across the dial, aligning in sequence with the retrograde minutes hand. A proprietary hybrid movement now propels the celestial ballet, governed by twin turbines—one tempering shocks and the other optimizing winding efficiency for the automatic rotor.

Further enriching functionality, Urwerk integrated its Air-Brake indicator to telegraph winding power, plus selector toggles to alternate between automated and manual winding modes. Come nightfall, blue and green Super-LumiNova radiate, transforming the UR-230 into a convoy of glowing signposts marching through the darkness.

With raptor-like ferocity sheathed in sleek aeronautic skins, the UR-230 “Eagle” demonstrates Urwerk’s prowess for imaginative high watchmaking unbound by convention. Limited to 35 examples at $203,000 apiece, this mechanical marvel carried on the wings of ingenuity will no doubt find prized places of honor in discerning collectors’ aeries.