UR-T8 Transformer

The UR-T8 Transformer is quite a beast, but what else would we expect from Martin Frei and Félix Baumgartner, for Urwerk's 20th anniversary year, than something very much against the grain? As its name suggests, this reversible watch transforms in the blink of an eye. A mystery object on the underside, the UR-T8 Transformer shows its mechanical muscle when the case is vertically pivoted to click into its cradle and show the time by way of an intuitive display of childlike simplicity. Reprising the brand's tried-and-tested carrousel system, the 12 hours, in groups of four, run along the minute scale to show time both digitally and analogically. This ingenious concept is materialised inside a shaped case in textured titanium that begs to be touched as much as seen.