$4,255
"Secondes Foudroyantes" Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 11762. Made for the North American market circa 1870. Very fine, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K pink gold pocket watch with double-train, independent seconds with 1/5 seconds diablotine and Jürgensen's patent bow setting. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, engine-turned case band, bezel engraved “Patent 1867 January 15”, case back inside with inscription dated 1905, glazed gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary 1/5th seconds jump diablotine. Blued-steel "Breguet" hands (damaged). Cal. 20'’, nickel, 25 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, off-center index regulator with Jürgensen micrometer scale, tandem winding, independent seconds function and diablotine locked when cover is closed. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Notes Jules Frédéric Jürgensen (1808-1877) The son of Urban Jürgensen, and a very eminent watchmaker himself, Jules was born in Le Locle but as a child moved with his parents to Denmark. In 1830, after the death of his father, the company was taken over by Jules and his brother Louis Urban. In 1833, Jules returned to Le Locle and built up a great business. After his death, the family business was continued by his brother and in 1886 it was sold to an employee, H. Kiens, whose sons,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-28
