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227-4092
Pocket watch: one of the earliest watches of the Jürgensen Dynasty, L & J Kjöbenhavn No.1557, ca. 1790
Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 110g, 18K gold, case punch "FF" (Court Jeweller Fridrich Fabritius), very fine full plate movement, cylinder escapement, signed Larpent & Jürgensen No. 1557, enamel dial (fine craquelling in the rim area), golden hour hand, gilt minute hand, case back with thin dents, overall good condition, intact. Jürgen Jürgensen (1745-1811) was the father of the important watchmaker Urban Jürgensen. In 1775 he founded his first watch factory in Copenhagen. In 1780 he entered into a partnership with Isaac Larpent and traded under "Larpent & Jürgensen" in Roskilde.
Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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227-4093
Pocket watch: very early large watch of the Jürgensen Dynasty, L & J Kjöbenhavn No.1761, ca. 1794
Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 108g, silver, original Jürgensen case with punch KPF/JJ, fine full plate movement, cylinder escapement, signed Larpent & Jürgensen No. 1761, original enamel dial (fine craquelling in the rim area), gold hands, overall very good condition, intact.
Hammerprice: 1.200 €
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227-4094
Pocket watch Rarity: one of the earliest deck watches of the Jürgensen dynasty, Copenhagen, 1803
Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 138g, silver high quality case, hinged to both sides, extremely rare movement with decentral dial and large seconds indication for observation purposes, large barrel, cylinder escapement, plate signed Larpent & Jürgensen No.2711, extremely beautiful enamel dial, signed, gold hands, very beautiful condition, in working order, extremely rare. Jürgensen Dynasty Jürgen Jürgensen (1745 -1811): Jürgen Jürgensen was born in Copenhagen in 1745. Between 1759 and 1765 he worked as an apprentice for Johnas Jacob Lincke. In 1768, Jürgen Jürgensen moved to Le Locle and worked with Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, the famous Swiss watchmaker who was known as the father of Swiss chronometry. He founded a watch factory in Copenhagen in 1775 and formed the brand name Larpent & Jürgensen in the 1780s in collaboration with Isaac Larpent, a well-known Danish watchmaker. In 1781, Larpent & Jürgensen began producing pocket watches. In 1784, King Fredrik VI appointed Jürgen Jürgensen as Court Watchmaker.
Hammerprice: 2.800 €
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227-4251
Pocket watch: extremely rare half-seconds chronometer, Larpent & Jürgensen Kjöbenhavn 1803
Ca. Ø61mm, ca. 175g, silver plated, original detachable dome, signed and numbered No. 2761, dated Kjöbenhavn 1803, extremely rare experimental chronometer movement with detent chronometer escapement (restorations), dome with slide for locking, screwed enamel dial, pink gold Breguet hands, centre seconds with half seconds jumps, intact. This watch is one of the earliest surviving chronometers from the early experimental phase of the Jürgensen Dynasty and according to our research the only pocket chronometer by Larpent & Jürgensen known to date.
Hammerprice: 6.100 €
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227-4252
Pocket watch: excellently preserved, especially heavy Jules Jürgensen pivoted detent chronometer No. 8508, ca. 1860
Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 158g, 18K gold, serial number 8508, engine turned, engine turning in excellent condition, hunting case watch à-goutte, dome signed Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen No. 8508, signed chronometer movement in very fine quality, key winding, signed enamel dial in very good condition, fine Breguet steel hands, in working order and excellent condition. The chronometer is a special and rare version with Ø56mm and 158g.
Hammerprice: 5.000 €
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227-4253
Pocket watch: heavy, extremely fine pocket chronometer, Jaques Alfred Jürgensen Copenhagen No.1230, ca. 1875
Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 150g, 18K gold, hunting case watch à-goutte, engine turned, signed case, signed movement, signed dial, case, movement and dial with matching number No.1230, extremely fine chronometer movement with especially large chronometer balance, helical hairspring, screwed gold chatons, extremely fine workmanship with two protection mechanisms for the escapement wheel, Jürgensen's bow hand setting, perfectly preserved enamel dial, blued steel hands, overall excellently preserved and in working order, top class Jürgensen chronometer, comes in a sales box of a Scandinavian watch shop.
Hammerprice: 7.500 €
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227-4254
Pocket watch: important Urban Jürgensen chronometer No.23, Houriet movement, Copenhagen, 1823
Ca. Ø62.5mm, ca. 191g, 18K pink gold, dome inscribed: "No.23 Urban Jürgensen Kjöbenhavn", extremely rare spring detent chronometer movement, signed Urban Jürgensen, original enamel dial (slight craquelure/small repair), steel hands, in working order, absolute rarity. The watch has been known for a long time and was part of one of the most important Jürgensen collections. It is illustrated and described in John M. R. Knudsen "The Jürgensen Dynasty", Copenhagen 2013, page 110. As also mentioned there, the movement is partially restored, but absolutely true to the original. The extremely rare movement was made from a raw movement by Houriet from the "Garde-Temps" series, key-winding, chain/fusee with "Harrisons" constant force. It is signed "UJ" and "crown" under the dial. In 2016, another Jürgensen chronometer, Urban Jürgensen No. XI, the so-called "Krusenstern Chronometer", achieved a unique auction success worldwide, rising from a starting price of 30,000CHF to an incredible 747,750CHF in Geneva.
Hammerprice: 8.600 €
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227-4276
Pocket watch: rarity, Jules Jürgensen double complication, minute repeater & chronograph, original papers & original box, ca. 1887
Original mahogany box, ca. 12 × 10cm, signed, in the compartment the numbered, dated and signed original papers (extremely rare), No. 14731, additionally the original business card of the owner Sidney S. Jordan U.S. Army, ca. Ø50mm, ca. 125g, 18K gold, rare half hunting case watch, original case with Jules Jürgensen punch, case, movement and dial with matching number 14731, top quality hunting case à-goutte, highly complicated precision lever movement, Ankerchronometer quality, minute repeater and chronograph, fantastic preserved enamel dial with red 1/5 seconds graduation, filigree Breguet steel hands, in working order and excellent condition. The watch is an absolute rarity in its quality and condition and is one of the best Jules Jürgensen pocket watches sold at auction in recent years.
Hammerprice: 10.000 €
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