Danish yellow gold five minute repeating watch Circa 1890

Gold lever pocket watch
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A Swiss yellow gold five minute repeating hunting cased watch, circa 1890. Manual winding jeweled nickel lever movement, bi metallic compensation balance, 2 hammers repeating on 2 gongs, patented Jürgensen bow setting system. 18k Yellow gold, hinged gold cuvette.
White enamel dial, painted black Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track, 18k yellow gold case, and cuvette, repeater slide to the band. Case, dial, movement and cuvette signed. 
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen
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Jules Jürgensen 1808-1877 was born in Le Locle 1808 as son of the watchmaker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Copenhagen Jurgensen 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, Jürgensen went to Switzerland and opened a watch manufactory in Le Locle. His precision watches gained worldwide recognition.