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Movie Watch: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Spiderman Homecoming Premiere

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When Sony Pictures contacted Urwerk in 2016 and told them a major character of theirs wanted to wear an Urwerk watch, the brand politely refused. Not sure if it was a scam, they were also not keen on the idea of paying an ambassador. Sony Pictures persevered – and lucky they did, as Robert Downey Jr. had decided Tony Stark would look even cooler if he was sporting an Urwerk.

Urwerk UR-110 RG

Urwerk UR-110 RG

And so he did: Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Iron Man with the Urwerk UR-110 RG on his wrist. Crafted in titanium, it uses a revolving satellite cube to tell the time. It might be a tad complicated for us normal folk – but hey we’re sure Iron Man can figure it out…

About the author

Hannah Silver

Hannah is a luxury lifestyle journalist specialising in watches and jewellery. Immersing herself in timepieces, she complements her stints at Oracle Time with The Daily Telegraph’s beautiful watch publication, Telegraph Time.