Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 296

Urban Jiirgensen & Sonner, Copenhagen, No. 046, Ref. 2, made in 1990. Very fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, 45 hours power reserve, fitted box and an additional crocodile strap.

USD 5,500 - 6,500

Sold: USD 20,700

C. massive, polished, rounded band, teardrop lugs. D. "guilloche " silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve + auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the clays of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Pontife" gold hands. M. 12 1/4 "' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 35 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-51

As new

Partially reprinted

Notes

Limited edition produced in 122 examples in yellow gold and 50 examples in platinum, production started in 1988. Urban Jiirgensen & Sooner: company founded in 1773. Following the wish of his father, the founder of the company, Urban Jiirgensen spent a major part of his training as a watchmaker in Paris, London, Geneva and Le Locle in the Canton of Neuchatel. It was under his management that both pocket watches and precision time-keepers for navigation and astronomy achieved international fame and recognition. The Danish King, Frederick VI, granted him the Royal Appointment to supply the Court with watches and the Admiralty with chronometers. The use of first class materials and the extremely robust design of all the watches ever made by the company soon made them highly coveted and sought after collector's items, which is still the case today. Urban Jiirgensen & Sonner Copenhagen continues to produce complicated watches in classical styles as individual examples or in very small series. A group of eight highly qualified watchmakers produce exclusively mechanical time-keepers.