Danish gold minute repeater by Jules Jürgensen Circa 1872

Gold minute repeating full hunter watch by by Jules Jürgensen
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A Danish gold pocket watch with minute repeater and patented hand-setting by folding bow by Jules Jürgensen, circa 1872.
18K Pink gold, hunting cased, keyless winding and patented hand-setting by folding bow, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, minute repeater on two steel gongs, activated by the slide at 4 o’clock.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen
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Copy of the invention patent; copy of the Manufacture book.

Movement based on the American invention patent No. 61 207, delivered on 15 January, 1867, to Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen and Le Locle, for a “Improvement in stem setting watches” and on the American invention patent No. 161 239, delivered on 23 March, 1875, to Jules F. U. Jürgensen, Le Locle, for a “Stem-setting Watch”.

Jules Jürgensen’s patented hand-setting
For setting the hands, throw up the glass cover and turn the pendant bow close down upon the glass. In this position the winding crown sets the hands. In all other positions the crown winds as usual.

Jules Jürgensen’s Manufacture books
Part of Jules Jürgensen’s production books are now kept at the horological museum of the Château des Monts in Le Locle.
The page concerning the watch No. 12 666 gives us the name of allthe craftsmen who contributed to the realization of this watch, whose final production cost amounts to 1 066.45 Francs. It is found that the ebauche of the movement with its patented keyless-winding mechanism cost 285 Francs while the gold case cost 362.50 Francs.