Urban Jurgensen

Brand history

Founded in Copenhagen in 1773; revived from 1979 by the Swiss collector-watchmaker Peter Baumberger, and now manufactured in Biel/Bienne, hand-finishing movements to a standard that approaches Philippe Dufour. Danish dial signature, Swiss manufacture.

Founded in Copenhagen in 1773, but not continuously: the house was revived from 1979 by the Swiss collector-watchmaker Peter Baumberger, and the modern company manufactures in Biel rather than Denmark. The 1773 date is real history, not unbroken trading. What carries over is the Danish dial signature; the hand-finishing standard, which approaches Dufour's, is a modern achievement rather than an inherited one.

Founded1773OriginBiel/Bienne, SwitzerlandCatalog refs3Families3

Collections

Reference P8 · P8
enthusiastmodernUrban Jurgensen Cal. 11: manual-wind, 21,600bph, 60h PR; movement hand-finished to a standard approaching Dufour: sharp anglage, straight-grained bridges, hand-chamfered cock; platinum or gold case42mm2010–present
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Reference 1140 · 1140
enthusiastneo-vintageUrban Jurgensen Cal. 7: manual-wind, 21,600bph, 55h PR; enamel or guilloché dial over hand-finished movement; Roman numerals; classic pocket-watch proportions in a wristwatch38mm2005–present
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Reference 2340 Tourbillon · 2340
enthusiastmodernUrban Jurgensen Cal. 9: manual-wind with tourbillon, 21,600bph; flying tourbillon at 6 o'clock; movement hand-finished to the same standard as Cal. 11; one of the rarest independent tourbillons produced today42mm2012–present
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