Danish 18K gold pocket watch with cylinder escapement Circa 1790

One of the earliest watches of the Jürgensen Dynasty
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An 18 Carat gold pocket watch made by Larpent & Jürgensen in Roskilde, Denmark, circa 1790. The numbered open faced plain case of this watch was crafted from 18 Carat gold and has a punch “FF” (from the court jeweller Fridrich Fabritius). The white enamel dial has black Arabic minute and hour numerals, a golden hour hand and a gilt minute hand. The very fine full plate movement has a cylinder escapement.
Movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 110 g
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Signed: Larpent & Jürgensen København                
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Jürgen Jürgensen (1745-1811) was the father of the important watchmaker Urban Jürgensen. In 1775 he founded his first watch factory in Copenhagen. In 1780 he entered into a partnership with Isaac Larpent and traded under “Larpent & Jürgensen” in Roskilde.