URBAN JÜRGENSEN REF. 1140 YG, A RARE AND ELEGANT GOLD MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH TEARDROP LUGS AND GUILLOCHE DIAL
MOVEMENT NUMBER: 007
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Price Realised USD 22,680
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USD 20,000 - USD 40,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
Closed: 28 Nov 2024
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URBAN JÜRGENSEN REF. 1140 YG, A RARE AND ELEGANT GOLD MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH TEARDROP LUGS AND GUILLOCHE DIAL
This superb Urban Jürgensen reference 1140YG in yellow gold with a black dial epitomises handmade luxury watchmaking. With great proportions and elegance, the exceptional finishing throughout is immediately evident.
The stunning black dial with applied yellow gold hour markers is classic Urban Jürgensen and is entirely handmade using the traditional engine-turning process called 'guillochage' in French on a solid silver plate. It requires up to 700 operations and a full 2 days of work to complete each dial. Jürgensen’s instantly recognisable hands too are handmade.
The case is no less complex to manufacture and features Jürgensen’s signature individually soldered teardrop lugs, an extremely skilled and painstaking process which remains a trade secret. The movement calibre P4 with large twin-barrels is manufactured by Jean-Francois Mojon of Chronode, exclusively for Urban Jürgensen.
It features a stop-seconds mechanism which allows precise time setting, the two barrels provide up to 72 hours of power reserve. Finished with ‘cotes de Genève’ and superb anglage, this yellow gold Ref. 1140 will impress even the most exacting of collectors with its gorgeous handmade aesthetic.
Among the world's greatest watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries, members of the Jürgensen family, notably Urban and Jules, worked alongside other horological geniuses such as Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, Breguet, and John Arnold, and have greatly contributed to the development of watchmaking.
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MOVEMENT NUMBER: 007URBAN JÜRGENSEN REF. 1140 YG, A RARE AND ELEGANT GOLD MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH TEARDROP LUGS AND GUILLOCHE DIALEstimate: USD 20,000 - 40,000
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OVERALL CONDITION: Excellent CASE: A couple of light surface scratches, a small toolmark under the lug, probably during the replacement of a strap DIAL: Nice, clean and original MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. However, we do not test the movement for accuracy. A service is recommended. STRAP/ BUCKLE: In excellent condition BOX: The presentation box is missing the watch pillow
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MOVEMENT NUMBER: 007URBAN JÜRGENSEN REF. 1140 YG, A RARE AND ELEGANT GOLD MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH TEARDROP LUGS AND GUILLOCHE DIALEstimate: USD 20,000 - 40,000
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