1914 - Ur Leica

THIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF LEICA—THE 1914 UR-LEICA CASING. UNLIKE THE REFINED FINISH OF LATER MASS-PRODUCED REPLICAS, THIS RAW METALLIC TEXTURE CAPTURES THE TRUE "PROTOTYPE" SPIRIT, HAND-HAMMERED IN THE LABORATORY. ENTIRELY HAND-CRAFTED, THE INNER WALLS AND EDGES SHOW DISTINCT TRACES OF MANUAL ADJUSTMENT. DURING THAT ERA, THE R&D PROCESS PRODUCED NUMEROUS DISCARDED COMPONENTS OF THIS NATURE.