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john, i love Urwerks and just wish i could afford one, but i think that function is just
a gimmick which they could have left out without any problems.
also from my point of view there was no setting for 'lazy git who spends all day on sofa watching telly'. 
my sedantary lifestyle doesnt affect any of my other auto's functioning so IMHO i think its totally pointless. a bit like the adjustable rotor in the watch whose name escapes me at the moment. you need to take the back off and get a watchmaker to adjust it so would anyone bother?
love the rest of the watch and nice to see them using an auto
Graham
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Urwerk 202 criticisms/comments
Hello All, I tend not to comment on watches that I find completely silly or uninteresting, but sometimes watches that are very interesting or attractive in some regard leave with me nagging concerns that I want to voice, perhaps in the vain attempt to giv...
Thanks John.......
I do find the design of 202 lovely too but I do feel the new auto function a bit of a gimmick. And honestly, does anyone will wear a 202 to do sport? Maybe driving around in a high speed Ferrari or Lambo ;-) Now I drool for a ALTin or TiAIN 201.........si...
Silly yes, Beautiful...yes too!
Firstly, Clang, I get this sence you are directing your comment at me . Funny! John - When I was at at SIHH, I had the opportunity to spend about a hour with the 202. Many Fellow WIS who i was with were making fun of me the whole time, But I was entranced...
is overwinding during sport really THAT big of an issue?
Seems silly and trivial even with a power reserve indicator. It is cool and fun though I suppose, which certainly counts for something.
kind of
Hi Seve, On many automatics, the rotor bearing and/or reduction train and/or reverser(s) and/or barrel are the first parts to wear out, so a good, controlled way to limit this wear is a good idea on some level. The problem is that keeping automatics wound...
An eye opener, John.
If Urwerk accepts John's challenge, whether the turbines work as what it is intended, I take my hat off to our firends in Urwerk. Otherwise, I think the turbines in Urwerk is just like the turbine in Zenith. Regards Ling
How about DB24?
Hi John It also has a variable-efficiency winding (VEW) mechanism and no power-reserve indicator. Have you heard of De Bethune proved that their VEW worked? Kong
