126,500 HKD
Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 13206, circa 1880. Very fine and rare, solid 18K gold hunting-cased keyless double-train, independent split-seconds watch with diablotine. Four-body, “bassine et filets”, engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette, stop mechanismcontrolled by a push button at 5 o’clock, split mechanism by a push button at 12o’clock. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost redseconds scale with five-seconds/minute Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk fifth-second jump diablotine. Blued steel Breguet hands. 45mm. (20’’’), nickel, 29 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring,tandem winding, patented bow setting.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm. Notes This appears to be the earliest Jules Jürgensen split-seconds watch known. 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. Three years later, in 1833 Jules returned to Le Locle and built up a great business. His family business was carried on by his brother and in 1886 was sold to one of the employees, H. Kiens,and was then carried on by his sons, Jules (1837-1894) and Jacques Alfred (1842-1912) and later by the House of Heuer. Jürgensen had many titles and h
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
