95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 465
Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, Movement No. 14472, Case No. 14472, 49 mm, 103 g, circa 1880
A gentleman's fine five-minute repeating pocket watch and patented Juergensen bow setting
Case: 18k gold, glazed movement. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
A complicated watch displaying the usual high standards in finishing and functionality that is typical for any timepiece created by Jules Jürgensen.
Jules Juergensen (1808-1877) was born in Le Locle as son of the watchmacker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Kopenhagen Juergensen received his training in the watchmaking business of his family and in addition studied mathematics, astronomy and foreign languages. Shortly after the death of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, Juergensen went to Switzerland and opened a watch manufactory in Le Locle. His precision watches gained worldwide recognition.
Source: "La mesure du temps en mer et les horlogers suisses" by E. Fallet, 1995, p. 79-81.
A gentleman's fine five-minute repeating pocket watch and patented Juergensen bow setting
Case: 18k gold, glazed movement. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
A complicated watch displaying the usual high standards in finishing and functionality that is typical for any timepiece created by Jules Jürgensen.
Jules Juergensen (1808-1877) was born in Le Locle as son of the watchmacker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Kopenhagen Juergensen received his training in the watchmaking business of his family and in addition studied mathematics, astronomy and foreign languages. Shortly after the death of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, Juergensen went to Switzerland and opened a watch manufactory in Le Locle. His precision watches gained worldwide recognition.
Source: "La mesure du temps en mer et les horlogers suisses" by E. Fallet, 1995, p. 79-81.
Sold
estimated
2.500—4.000 €
Price realized
5.000 €