98th Auction

2018/11/10

Lot 158

Urban Jürgensen & Sonner, Copenhagen, Case No. 19003, 62 mm, 232 g, circa 1980
A remarkable pocket watch in mint condition with one-minute tourbillon and 36h power reserve indicator. Made by Derek Pratt, Chef d'Atelier at Urban Jürgensen & Sonner
Case: 18k gold, glazed movement. Dial: silver. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, two barrels, large gold screw compensation balance.
Famous watchmaker and restorer Derek Pratt (1938-2009) created this marvellous masterpiece in his capacity as Head Watchmaker at Urban Jürgensen & Sönner. In the tradition of master watchmakers like Breguet, Arnold and Helwig he produced exceptional pocket watches of a quality that is hard to find these days - timepieces such as the no. 19003 we have here.
Perhaps the most exclusive and most complicated watch made by Urban Jürgensen & Sonner. This pocket watch with a 1-minute tourbillon represents an innovative and revolutionary approach to tourbillon design. Twin going barrels with power-reserve indication. The barrels are placed side by side and operate in parallel, simultaneous winding. It took Derek Pratt, the chef d'atelier of Urban Jürgensen & Sonner, nearly 4.300 hours to make this pocket watch.

Sold

estimated
55.000100.000 €
Price realized
80.700 €