Jules Jürgensen. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with original certificate and box
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Jules Jürgensen. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with original certificate and box

SIGNED JULES JÜRGENSEN, COPENHAGEN, NO. 15198, MANUFACTURED IN 1902

Closed11 November 2013

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CHF 18,750

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Jules Jürgensen. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with original certificate and box
Signed Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 15198, manufactured in 1902
Cal. 18''' nickel-finished lever movement, 20 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two hammers onto two gongs, patented bow setting, glazed dust cover, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, outer black and red fifths of a second divisions, blued steel moon-style hands, two sunk subsidiary dials for 60 minutes register and constant seconds, plain circular case, chased and engraved cartouche with initials HRL to the front, repeating slide and two round split seconds chronograph buttons in the band, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
53 mm. diam.

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With Jules Jürgensen original Certificate and wooden presentation box containing a spare main spring.

The present watch was the last example of a series of three minute repeating split seconds hunter case watches, numbered 15196 - 15198. The copies of the worksheets delivered with the watch confirm that its production was finished in 1902, total cost 1,457.30 Francs, an impressive amount for the period and unterlining the high quality production.