The wristwatches produced during the rebirth of Urban Jürgensen in the 1980s and 1990s embody a seamless fusion of tradition and modernity that reinvigorated contemporary watchmaking. Under the stewardship of Peter Baumberger, together with the revered English watchmaker Derek Pratt, the firm was revived with an unyielding devotion to technical mastery, timeless aesthetics, and uncompromising artisanal craft. It is highly likely that the present watch—one of a limited edition of 100 pieces—was executed entirely by Derek Pratt himself, including the fabrication and finishing of its remarkable dial.

Visually, the watch is a study in classical elegance. A satin outer track with Roman numerals and crisp minute divisions encircles a guilloché center of striking refinement. The perpetual calendar indications are arranged with perfect symmetry: apertures for the day and month span the horizontal axis, while the date and moonphase subdials are aligned vertically. The windows are not merely chamfered but recessed into the dial, while the subsidiary dials display distinctive guilloché patterns. The multiple engine-turnings required to achieve this effect demanded exacting skill, for even the faintest variation in pressure or environment during execution could mar the result, forcing the artisan to discard the plate and begin anew.

Beneath its dial, an ultra-slim automatic perpetual calendar movement is beautifully decorated and fitted with a 21-karat gold rotor. Accompanied by its Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch in 1992, it is further accompanied by its service receipts, a brand-new Urban Jürgensen crocodile strap, as well as presentation box and outer packaging.