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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen No. 137, Swiss, circa 1870. Fine 18 ct. gold hunting-cased keyless watch.
C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", engineturned with reeded band. Gold cuvette, engineturned on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 18"', nickel plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Special hand-setting by the folding bow, patented by Jules Jürgensen, 15 January, 1867. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.