This Insane Watch Was Made Using the Secret Alloy From an Iconic U.S. Spy Plane

The EMC’s signature hand crank was forged from the secret fuselage of the Blackbird spy jet.

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Urwerk melted down the fuselage and used the aeronautical material to craft the bezel and hand crank for the EMC SR-71, while the dial’s four gauges — which display seconds, hours and minutes, power reserve and precision — coincidentally resemble the cockpit’s dash on the Blackbird. Finally, the watch’s case was given a shot-blasted, matte-black finish, again recalling the sleek, matte-black look of the iconic reconnaissance jet.

Powering the watch is Urwerk’s in-house manual-winding UR-EMC caliber with dual mainspring barrels, 80 hours of power reserve and, of course, the EMC system for on-demand electrical chronometric readings.

urwerk watch on a mans wrist — The EMC’s cockpit-like dial made it a natural partner for the SR-71’s fuselage.

Pricing and Availability

Given the extremely limited availability of the materials used — it’s not like you can pick up a piece of Blackbird fuselage at Walmart — the Urwerk EMC SR-71 is an exceptionally rare watch.

Only ten examples are being made, with each one priced at CHF 150,000 (~$176,000). This obviously is a watch that most of us will only be able to appreciate from afar, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t one of the absolute coolest watches ever made.

Source: www.gearpatrol.com