30,000 CHF
Urban Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 020, Ref. 4180. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moonphases and an 18K yellow gold Urban Jürgensen buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and instruction booklet. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, teardrop lugs, sapphire crystal. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals on an outer plain reserve, silver ring dial for the date at 6, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold Urban Jürgensen hands. Cal. 020-100, rhodium-plated, fausses-cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K gold off-center rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes This model of Urban Jürgensen watch is considered by collectors to be one of the most attractive and easy-toread perpetual calendars ever produced.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16