106 Jules Jürgensen A complicated, fine and rare, minute repeater split second chronograph pocket watch in platinum with enamel decoration, and Breguet numerals dial.
Estimate: € 20.000 – 40.000
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- Model Split-second Minute Repeater
- Year Circa 1930s
- Case Material Platinum, black and blue enamel
- Case Number 17'113
- Movement Manual, 41 jewels
- Movement Number 17'113
- Dimension 47mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
A remarkable synthesis of mechanical virtuosity and refined aesthetics, this exceptional pocket watch by Jules Jürgensen exemplifies the pinnacle of early 20th-century horology. Crafted in platinum and adorned with elegant enamel decoration, the watch combines two of the most prestigious complications ever developed for portable timekeepers: a minute repeater and a split-seconds chronograph (rattrapante).
The dial features elegant Breguet numerals arranged around a finely balanced layout with subsidiary registers, reflecting the refined aesthetic of high-grade chronographs of the period.
At its heart lies a complex movement combining a minute repeater—chiming the hours, quarters, and minutes on demand—with a split-seconds chronograph, one of the most technically demanding mechanisms, allowing the measurement of intermediate times through two superimposed chronograph seconds hands.
The maker, Jules Jürgensen, descends from one of horology’s most distinguished families. The Jürgensen dynasty originated in Denmark in the late 18th century with master watchmaker Jürgen Jürgensen, whose descendants carried forward a tradition of precision watchmaking. Jules Jürgensen, a later heir to this lineage, became particularly renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for producing refined watches for the American market.
Manufactured in Switzerland with movements of exceptional quality and sold through prominent American retailers, watches bearing the Jules Jürgensen name earned a reputation for elegant design, precision engineering, and complicated timepieces rivaling those of the finest Swiss maisons.
Today, complicated Jules Jürgensen pocket watches, particularly those combining repeaters and chronographs, are extremely rare and highly sought after by collectors.
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