98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 149
Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, Case No. 8573, 55 mm, 138 g, circa 1857
A gold pocket watch with a rare hand setting mechanism and stoppable centre seconds - manufactured for the sum of 678,74 francs, with a copy of the Juergensen records
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement by Piguet Frères, two barrels, gold screw compensation balance.
As it is often the case with Jürgensen’s timepieces, the delicate movement is made of gold; the hand-setting mechanism, however, is different to Jürgensen’s patented design: here, a lateral slide causes the cogs for the hand-setting to engage when the watch is wound.
Illustrated and described in Clutton / Daniels: Pocket Watches, No. 322.
A gold pocket watch with a rare hand setting mechanism and stoppable centre seconds - manufactured for the sum of 678,74 francs, with a copy of the Juergensen records
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement by Piguet Frères, two barrels, gold screw compensation balance.
As it is often the case with Jürgensen’s timepieces, the delicate movement is made of gold; the hand-setting mechanism, however, is different to Jürgensen’s patented design: here, a lateral slide causes the cogs for the hand-setting to engage when the watch is wound.
Illustrated and described in Clutton / Daniels: Pocket Watches, No. 322.
Sold
estimated
8.500—15.000 €
Price realized
10.000 €