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Urban Jürgensen
Ref. 3
Reference 3
A New Old Stock, highly collectible and elegant platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with power reserve indication, moonphases, certificate of origin and fitted box
Estimate
CHF50,000–100,000
€53,000–106,000
$61,100–122,000
Manufacturer
Urban Jürgensen
Year
2009
Reference No
3
Case No
030
Model Name
Reference 3
Material
Platinum
Calibre
Automatic, cal. FP 71, 40 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
Platinum Urban Jürgensen pin buckle
Dimensions
38mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Urban Jürgensen Certificate of Origin dated 2009, an additional black crocodile strap, instruction manual and product literature in german, fitted box and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Good to Know:
- Perpetual calendar with moon phases and power-reserve indication
- Featuring a hand-guilloché dial requiring up to 700 different operations and two full days to complete
- Complete with its full set of accessories and an extra black crocodile strap
- New Old Stock
Urban Jürgensen’s Reference 3 was introduced in the early 1990’s as an evolution of the Reference 2. It was estimated that 100 examples were planned, although it remains unclear whether the full number was ever produced. Only a small number were cased in platinum, making the present case number 30 a particularly rare example.
The Reference 3 retained the refined and symmetrical layout of its predecessor while adding a power-reserve indication beneath the moon-phase display at 12 o’clock. Although subtle in appearance, the addition was a considerable technical achievement, requiring two years of development and being incorporated without increasing the dimensions of the watch.
The hand-guilloché dial required up to 700 separate operations and two full days of work to complete. The satin-finished outer track, Roman numerals and simple minute divisions frame the guilloché centre, while the indications for the day, date, month and moon phases are arranged symmetrically across the dial. The moon disc is made from mirror-polished blued steel, with the stars manually inlaid in gold and two polished 18-karat gold moons fitted into its surface.
The case is equally impressive. Its distinctive teardrop lugs were individually forged, heat-treated, hand-polished and soldered onto the case, with the work carried out so precisely that the soldering line is invisible to the naked eye.
Powering the watch is a superbly finished extra-thin automatic calibre fitted with a 21K yellow gold guilloché rotor. Developed during a particularly important period for Urban Jürgensen, when Derek Pratt and Kari Voutilainen were involved in the development and creation of the collections, the Reference 3 combines a refined aesthetic with considerable technical sophistication.
- Perpetual calendar with moon phases and power-reserve indication
- Featuring a hand-guilloché dial requiring up to 700 different operations and two full days to complete
- Complete with its full set of accessories and an extra black crocodile strap
- New Old Stock
Urban Jürgensen’s Reference 3 was introduced in the early 1990’s as an evolution of the Reference 2. It was estimated that 100 examples were planned, although it remains unclear whether the full number was ever produced. Only a small number were cased in platinum, making the present case number 30 a particularly rare example.
The Reference 3 retained the refined and symmetrical layout of its predecessor while adding a power-reserve indication beneath the moon-phase display at 12 o’clock. Although subtle in appearance, the addition was a considerable technical achievement, requiring two years of development and being incorporated without increasing the dimensions of the watch.
The hand-guilloché dial required up to 700 separate operations and two full days of work to complete. The satin-finished outer track, Roman numerals and simple minute divisions frame the guilloché centre, while the indications for the day, date, month and moon phases are arranged symmetrically across the dial. The moon disc is made from mirror-polished blued steel, with the stars manually inlaid in gold and two polished 18-karat gold moons fitted into its surface.
The case is equally impressive. Its distinctive teardrop lugs were individually forged, heat-treated, hand-polished and soldered onto the case, with the work carried out so precisely that the soldering line is invisible to the naked eye.
Powering the watch is a superbly finished extra-thin automatic calibre fitted with a 21K yellow gold guilloché rotor. Developed during a particularly important period for Urban Jürgensen, when Derek Pratt and Kari Voutilainen were involved in the development and creation of the collections, the Reference 3 combines a refined aesthetic with considerable technical sophistication.