Heavy Danish/Swiss 18 carat rose gold lever pocket watch Circa 1872

Gold hunting cased watch by Alfred Jürgensen
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A heavy and solid, fine Danish/Swiss 18 carat rose gold hunting cased pocket watch with patented Jürgensen bow setting, circa 1872. Nickel bridge movement with glazed cover, ébauche: Piguet Frères, club-tooth lever escapement, cut bimetallic gold screw compensation balance. wolf’s tooth winding, long polished steel index regulator.
White enamel dial with narrow Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and original blued steel Breguet hands.
Plain polished case, reeded band, case maker’s punch mark JJ, glazed movement. Push pendant to open front.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 165 g
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Signed: J. Alfred Jürgensen Copenhagen
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Jacques Alfred Jürgensen was born on May 17, 1842 and died on June 30, 1912 in his house in Yverdon; he was the youngest son of Jules Jürgensen I. He initially worked in his father’s company where he was eventually given his own studio within Jules Jürgensen and began making watches under his own name. The company Jacques Alfred Jürgensen was established in 1865. From 1865 to 1896 Jacques Alfred produced about 2200 timepieces, some of them with a different signature. After his brother’s death he took over the management of both companies and merged them again on January 1, 1898 under the name Jules Jürgensen.
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Reference 0024000