96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 616
Jacques Alfred Jürgensen / Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, Movement No. 79, Case No. 21161 / 79, 51 mm, 133 g, circa 1866
A rare minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with Juergensen's patented bow setting
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "JAD". Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
A complicated watch displaying the usual high standards in finishing and functionality that is typical for any timepiece created by Jules Jürgensen. This watch is one of the earliest known repeater from this series. In fact, we know from Jurgensen's manufacturing registers, that it is his only third repeater ever made in this series. It is a watch of the highest quality, the movement has 32 jewels, all wheels are jewelled, the escapement is jewelled and capped, the cap jewels are set in gold plates. The center wheel is jewelled from both sides. This is rare, in most cases, even in high-grade Patek Philippes, only the back pivot of the center wheel is jewelled. The balance has gold timing screws. Even more unusual is the fact that many parts, including hammers, are deeply bevelled and highly polished. Additionally the watch has hand-circled original design/planning marks.
The casemaker - "JAD" stands for a woman, Elise Neher Droz, who made cases for Jurgensen for some of his best watches between 1850 and 1870. She inherited the company from Jules Ami Droz and proved to be highly capable of competing in deeply men's field.
When Alfred Jürgensen started his own business in 1865 he supplied all his watches to Jules Jürgensen. The signature was Jules Jürgensen, but a new numbering series was started. As stated in John Knudsen’s book about the Jürgensen’s dynasty, all Jürgensen watches with low serial numbers and stem winding were manufactured by Alfred Jürgensen for Jules Jürgensen.
Jules Juergensen (1808-1877) was born in Le Locle as son of the watchmacker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Kopenhagen Juergensen 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, Juergensen went to Switzerland and opened a watch manufactory in Le Locle. His precision watches gained worldwide recognition.
Source: "La mesure du temps en mer et les horlogers suisses" by E. Fallet, 1995, p. 79-81.
A rare minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with Juergensen's patented bow setting
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "JAD". Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
A complicated watch displaying the usual high standards in finishing and functionality that is typical for any timepiece created by Jules Jürgensen. This watch is one of the earliest known repeater from this series. In fact, we know from Jurgensen's manufacturing registers, that it is his only third repeater ever made in this series. It is a watch of the highest quality, the movement has 32 jewels, all wheels are jewelled, the escapement is jewelled and capped, the cap jewels are set in gold plates. The center wheel is jewelled from both sides. This is rare, in most cases, even in high-grade Patek Philippes, only the back pivot of the center wheel is jewelled. The balance has gold timing screws. Even more unusual is the fact that many parts, including hammers, are deeply bevelled and highly polished. Additionally the watch has hand-circled original design/planning marks.
The casemaker - "JAD" stands for a woman, Elise Neher Droz, who made cases for Jurgensen for some of his best watches between 1850 and 1870. She inherited the company from Jules Ami Droz and proved to be highly capable of competing in deeply men's field.
When Alfred Jürgensen started his own business in 1865 he supplied all his watches to Jules Jürgensen. The signature was Jules Jürgensen, but a new numbering series was started. As stated in John Knudsen’s book about the Jürgensen’s dynasty, all Jürgensen watches with low serial numbers and stem winding were manufactured by Alfred Jürgensen for Jules Jürgensen.
Jules Juergensen (1808-1877) was born in Le Locle as son of the watchmacker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Kopenhagen Juergensen 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, Juergensen went to Switzerland and opened a watch manufactory in Le Locle. His precision watches gained worldwide recognition.
Source: "La mesure du temps en mer et les horlogers suisses" by E. Fallet, 1995, p. 79-81.
Sold
estimated
6.000—9.000 €
Price realized
7.000 €