Jules Jurgensen 14 KT gold man's watch with a seconds subdial. This example has a gold case, hour markers, and hands. The face is marked with the gold crown of Jules Jurgensen as well as " Jules Jurgensen Since 1740" under the 12:00 mark. We have seen watches of this type from Jurgensen retailing from $780 to $1500; but, we are able to pass our fantastic find on to you and offer this handsome example for well below that. Also, we offer this to you with complimentary shipping within the continental United States! Jules Jurgensen is one of the oldest watchmaking companies in the world. It was founded by Jürgen Jürgensen in 1740 in Denmark, under the name Larpent & Jürgensen. Jurgen's son, Urban Jürgensen, took over the company and changed the name to Urban Jürgensen. The company was paid by the royal Danish government to kickstart the Danish marine chronometer industry. That meant trips to Switzerland, more precisely Le Locle,_Switzerland and Geneva,_Switzerland. Today Urban Jürgensen produces some of the finest watches in the world.Urban Jürgensen's son Jules Jürgensen took over the company and changed the name to "Urban Jürgensen and Sons." He started production of fine watches under the name "Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen", in 1838. Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen produced many fine, different, and fascinating watches. Any Danish watch collector should at least own one, because many of the watches carry the royal Danish crown since the firm had an appointment to the royal Danish court. |
