Danish 18K gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1894

Gold full hunter gift watch
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A heavy and historically interesting Danish 18 carat rose gold hunting cased minute repeating pocket watch made by Jules Jürgensen in Copenhagen, circa 1894. The glazed bridge movement with a lever escapement, two hammers, two gongs, a patented pointer position over the pendant and a gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and steel Breguet hands. The case monogrammed on both sides, with an engraving in the inner back lid and the dedication B.P. Waggener from his fellow citizens Atchison, Kansas December 11th 1894 on the inner front cover. Accompanied by the original presentation box and certificate. Dial signed, case signed and numbered twice, movement signed and numbered, case and movement with matching numbers.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 170 g
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen
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The unique, masterfully executed engraving on the inner back lid already suggests that this perfectly preserved, heavy hunting cased watch by Jules Jürgensen was once owned by a personality from the railroad industry. It was a gift from the city of Atchison in Kansas, U.S.A., to B.P. Waggener, Attorney General for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
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Waggener, born in 1847, came from an old American family that played a role in the Revolutionary War. After graduating from law school, he became one of the railroad company’s most successful lawyers and the Missouri Pacific Railway’s Advocate General for Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. Between 1904 and 1916, he held the Senate seat for the Democrats. He was also a member of numerous organizations and associations.