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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 327

Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 15627. Produced circa 1895.Fine, 18K gold keyless minute repeating watch.

C. four-body, massive, polished, "bassine et filets", the back cover with applied enameled monogram, hinged gold cuvette decorated with circular "guilloché" band. D. white enamel snap-on with Arabic numerals, outer minute ring and sunk auxiliary dial for the seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 38.3 mm., nickel, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, the center and the repeater mainspring arbor jewels in gold settings, repeating onongs by a slide in the band. Jules Jürgensen's hand-setting mechanism by means of a folding bow, patented on 15 January 1867.Dial, case, and movement signed, inside back cover stamped with Jules Jürgensen's hallmark.Diam. 47 mm.