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Urban Jürgensen
Reference 2
A highly attractive and very rare yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, teal dial, certificate of origin, presentation boxes, and service record
Estimate
$30,000–60,000
Manufacturer
Urban Jürgensen
Year
Circa 1995, Switzerland
Movement No
081-100
Case No
4’196
Model Name
Reference 2
Material
18K yellow gold
Calibre
Automatic, cal. FP71, 35 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
18K yellow gold Urban Jürgensen deployant clasp
Dimensions
38mm Diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
Accessories
Accompanied by blank Certificate of Origin, original solid caseback, additional black crocodile strap, instruction manuals, fitted presentation box, and outer box. Further accompanied by printed copy of 2025 service invoice.
Full-Cataloguing
GOOD TO KNOW
• Mid-1990s Reference 2 perpetual calendar in 18K yellow gold
• Artfully refurbished dial by Kari Voutilainen in custom teal color
• Service and refurbishment in 2025 completely documented
Aesthetically, the present Reference 2 can be considered a pinnacle of elegance. The indication for day, date, month, and moon phases are symmetrically placed. Subtle aesthetic details, at first glance easily missed, work behind the scenes to achieve the final effect: the windows do not feature simply sloped sides, but rather are recessed inside the dial. The subsidiary dials feature a different guilloché pattern than the dial center. An ultra-slim, Fredric Piguet-based automatic perpetual calendar movement is beautifully finished with a 21 karat gold winding rotor.
All these features, original to the watch, were upheld during the 2025 meticulous refurbishment of the dial and case, executed by Kari Voutilainen in his atelier. Unhappy with the level of aging on the dial, the owner requested the watch to be carefully restored while putting a personal twist on the watch with the specially customized teal-color. The dial preserves the original guilloché pattern. A new sapphire caseback was created to better display the finely finished F. Piguet caliber within, as well as slightly thicker and more modern lugs.
Thus the present Reference 2 exists at the intersection of past and present Urban Jürgensen – the fundamental traits that make these early watches so beloved established by Baumberger and Pratt, and the technical mastery and aesthetic discipline brought to the modern iteration of the brand by Voutilainen. Accompanied by certificate, manual, and presentation boxes, as well as a full cataloguing of the recent service, it is the perfect combination of all the most desirable aspects of the brand.
• Mid-1990s Reference 2 perpetual calendar in 18K yellow gold
• Artfully refurbished dial by Kari Voutilainen in custom teal color
• Service and refurbishment in 2025 completely documented
Aesthetically, the present Reference 2 can be considered a pinnacle of elegance. The indication for day, date, month, and moon phases are symmetrically placed. Subtle aesthetic details, at first glance easily missed, work behind the scenes to achieve the final effect: the windows do not feature simply sloped sides, but rather are recessed inside the dial. The subsidiary dials feature a different guilloché pattern than the dial center. An ultra-slim, Fredric Piguet-based automatic perpetual calendar movement is beautifully finished with a 21 karat gold winding rotor.
All these features, original to the watch, were upheld during the 2025 meticulous refurbishment of the dial and case, executed by Kari Voutilainen in his atelier. Unhappy with the level of aging on the dial, the owner requested the watch to be carefully restored while putting a personal twist on the watch with the specially customized teal-color. The dial preserves the original guilloché pattern. A new sapphire caseback was created to better display the finely finished F. Piguet caliber within, as well as slightly thicker and more modern lugs.
Thus the present Reference 2 exists at the intersection of past and present Urban Jürgensen – the fundamental traits that make these early watches so beloved established by Baumberger and Pratt, and the technical mastery and aesthetic discipline brought to the modern iteration of the brand by Voutilainen. Accompanied by certificate, manual, and presentation boxes, as well as a full cataloguing of the recent service, it is the perfect combination of all the most desirable aspects of the brand.