14,950 CHF
Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Swit-zerland, No. 13919, circa 1880.Very fine 18K gold keyless minute-repeating watch with chronograph. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets", back engraved with mono-gram, gold glazed cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes Jürgensen invented his bow-setting mechanism in 1867. He wanted to prevent any accidental changing of the watch setting. In his design, the cover had to be opened in order to turn the bow far enough to engage the setting pin. In some of his watches, including the present lot, he did not want the back cover, which was not spring-loaded, to be opened by the owner. Therefore, for his open-face watches, he used a special case whose front was designed with a bezel utilizing a lifting mechanism like tat in a hunting-case. The setting could be done safely, by first opening the front by pushing on the stem, turning the bow until it touched the crystal, then setting the watch to the correct hour.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
