Very fine Swiss gold minute repeating watch Circa 1900
- Kenmerk
- SA2826
- Diameter
- 45 mm
- Estimate
- € 4.500 - 9.000
- Price sold
- € 6.850
Gold open faced minute repeating watch
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A very fine Swiss gold open faced minute repeating watch, circa 1900, nickel lever movement, 31 jewels, bimetallic balance, repeating 2 hammers on 2 gongs, patented Jurgensen bow-setting system.
White enamel dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 18k gold case, slide to activate minute repeating to the case band, monogram engraved to the case back, case, dial, movement and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen
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Jules Jurgensen was a watchmaking company. It was founded by Jürgen Jürgensen in 1740 in Denmark, when Jürgen Jürgensen went into partnership with Isaac Larpent, under the name “Larpent & Jürgensen”.
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A very fine Swiss gold open faced minute repeating watch, circa 1900, nickel lever movement, 31 jewels, bimetallic balance, repeating 2 hammers on 2 gongs, patented Jurgensen bow-setting system.
White enamel dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 18k gold case, slide to activate minute repeating to the case band, monogram engraved to the case back, case, dial, movement and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen
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Jules Jurgensen was a watchmaking company. It was founded by Jürgen Jürgensen in 1740 in Denmark, when Jürgen Jürgensen went into partnership with Isaac Larpent, under the name “Larpent & Jürgensen”.
Upon Jürgen’s death in 1811, his youngest son Frederik took over the company and changed the name to “Frederik Jürgensen”.
Jules Jürgensen produced many watches in Switzerland
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.
Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen
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