Jules Jurgensen 18k rose gold minute repeating open face pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 20th century
The watch features an 18-karat rose gold case measuring 54mm in diameter, weighing 130.9 grams total. Its design incorporates the signature Jurgensen bow setting and distinct Jurgensen lips.
The white enamel dial features Roman numerals and plum-colored steel Breguet-style hands with a single sunk sub-dial. Internally, the watch is powered by a 31-jewel nickel bar movement, showcasing Cote de Geneve decoration, a counterpoised lever escapement, gold jewel settings, and a cut bimetallic balance with gold screws. The movement also includes wolf-tooth winding and an engine-turned gold cuvette engraved with maker's details.
Included with the watch is its original Brazilian rosewood presentation box, lined with red silk and velvet, alongside a Jurgensen certificate, instruction card, and spare parts including a mainspring and crystal. The watch is serial number 15398.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Box material
- Brazilian rosewood with silk and velvet lining
- Total weight
- 130.9g
- Case diameter
- 54mm
- Case material
- 18 karat rose gold
Technical characteristics
- Setting
- Jurgensen bow setting
- Winding
- Stem wind with wolf tooth winding
- Movement
- 31 jewel nickel bar, Cote de Geneve decorated
- Escapement
- Counterpoised lever
- Complication
- Minute repeater
Design
- Dial
- White enamel, Roman numerals
- Hands
- Plum colored steel Breguet style
- Case features
- Hinged back and bezel, Jurgensen lips, engine turned gold cuvette
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Jules Jurgensen
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.