Like an immaculate spaceship gliding through the cosmos, the UR-230 Polaris watch from URWERK radiates a pristine ivory elegance. This latest “satellite complication” timepiece pivots dramatically from the brand’s signature dark hues, donning a proprietary fiberglass-infused ceramic case that refracts light in nuanced, glacial brilliance.

URWERK thus charts a novel course into the farthest reaches of haute horlogerie, evoking the monolithic aesthetic of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and the pioneering spirit of NASA’s Apollo missions. For this is a watch with its sights set firmly skyward. Within its layered ceramic hull lies the dark matter of the UR-7.30 caliber, ensconced like an astronaut in a spacesuit. And displayed in an avant-garde, revolving satellite carousel, the hours drift in zero gravity as minutes tick by on a sweeping retrograde hand.

Yet for all its interstellar pretensions, the UR-230 Polaris remains grounded by URWERK’s technical ingenuity. The patented ceramic composite proves remarkably robust, resistant to fractures that can plague traditional ceramics. Twin turbines act as shock absorbers and winding modulators, innovations that affirm URWERK’s credentials as a force of horological progress.

So while the UR-230 Polaris may exude an otherworldly aura in its pristine new raiment, it nonetheless represents a giant leap for URWERK here on Earth. This unique timepiece expands the frontiers of contemporary watchmaking even as it harkens back to the Space Age dreams of yesteryear. A tougher shade of white indeed, and one that promises further cosmic chronometry to come.

150,000 CHF.