UR-Chronometry

EMC TIMEHUNTER

"As a watchmaker, I am quite proud of URWERK developing, manufacturing, and regulating our own balance wheel for EMC as very few brands actually make and regulate their own balances and they really are the heart of mechanical movements."

Felix Baumgartner

About

The EMC
Time Hunter

Based on the first EMC generation rewarded twice by the GPHG, the new EMC enables its wearer to both monitor its precision as worn on the wrist as well as the amplitude of the watch. Interactivity remains at the heart of the EMC concept. Accuracy can then be easily adjusted for each owner's lifestyle rather than the controlled environment of the watchmaker's atelier.

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Insights

FIRST HIGH-END MECHANICAL WATCH WITH ELECTRONIC INDICATIONS

As a world first, the EMC “Time Hunter” allows the owner to gauge both the state of the movement (AMPLITUDE) and the chronometric performance (PRECISION) of his watch.

MANUAL-WINDING GENERATOR

The EMC’s monitoring unit is powered by a micro-generator made by the Swiss company Maxon, known for developing motors for NASA’s Mars rovers.

DIAL WITH FOUR SEPARATE INDICATIONS

Hours and minutes dial
80-hour power reserve indicator
Seconds dial
Precision and Amplitude indicators

MAINSPRING BARRELS IN SERIES

Power is provided by two large mainspring barrels connected in series, mounted vertically on a single shaft, providing a long 80-hour power reserve conducive to stable and linear timing performance.

BESPOKE BALANCE WHEEL

The balance is made non-magnetic and anti-corrosion ARCAP. Its dimensions and shape have been carefully calculated to optimise data from the optical sensor, maximise aerodynamic efficiency and minimise loss of amplitude.

OPTICAL SENSOR

When activated, a tiny optical sensor on the balance wheel captures the precise rate of oscillation of the 4 hertz / 28,800 vph regulator for a period of 3 seconds.

TIMING ADJUSTMENT SCREW

The precision can be adjusted by turning the screw on the back, which changes the active length of the spring. This allows the owner to adjust the time to suit his own lifestyle.

IN-HOUSE MOVEMENT

EMC is a fully 100% mechanical watch. The calibre was conceived, developed, crafted and calibrated in the URWERK ateliers.

Specifications

Case

Dimensions

43mm width x 51mm length x 15.8mm height

Glasses

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Water resistance

Pressure tested to 3 ATM

Finishing

Satin finish; bead-blasting
Movement

Calibre

UR-EMC2 calibre conceived, developed and manufactured by URWERK

Escapement

Swiss lever escapement

Balance wheel

ARCAP P40, linear balance coupled to the optical sensor

Frequency

28,800 vph - 4Hz

Balance spring

Flat

Power source

80 hours

Winding

Manual winding

Surface finishes

Côtes de Genève, snailing, micro-bead blasting, polished bevels on screw heads
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Generator

Maxon® generator with manual winding charging super capacitor

EMC system

Optical sensor controlled by an integrated circuit board; 16'000'000hz reference oscillator
Indications

Indications

Hours, minutes, seconds; precision delta, amplitude, power reserve. Super-LumiNova® treatment on markers
Controls

Controls

Two-position crown / Winding handle to generate electricity to power the -δ precision indicator / Button to activate the δ precision and amplitude indicators / On the back: Crown release button and Fine-tuning screw to adjust the rate