Urban Jurgensen Watches

Urban Jürgensen Watches

Urban Jürgensen doesn’t scream. It whispers — in hand-finished guilloché, teardrop lugs, and mirror-polished hands. This is old-world horology

done to museum standards, for collectors who care more about black-polished details than brand-name hype.

It’s not loud. It’s not mass-produced. And that’s exactly the point.

A Little History

The Jürgensen family began making timepieces in Copenhagen in 1773, with Jürgen Jürgensen and later his son Urban Jürgensen quickly earning

renown for marine chronometers, pocket watches, and high-grade mechanical work that caught the eye of Danish royalty and Swiss peers alike.

Eventually, the company moved its manufacturing to Switzerland, but kept its Danish soul — blending Scandinavian restraint with the best

of Breguet-style detailing. Over the centuries, the brand passed through various hands, including notable independent revivalists like

Peter Baumberger, and today continues in Biel/Bienne, maintaining a focus on ultra-traditional craftsmanship and limited production.

What Collectors Love

Urban Jürgensen watches are heirloom-level objects, made for people who obsess over:

  • Hand-turned guilloché dials — produced in-house using century-old rose engines

  • Steel hands that are hand-finished, hand-polished, and thermally blued

  • Teardrop lugs — not soldered, but forged and polished as part of the case

  • Movement finishing that rivals the best from Voutilainen, Dufour, or Akrivia

Notable models include:

  • Reference 1140 and 1741 — classically styled three-handers or perpetual calendars with white or rose gold cases, guilloché dials, and in-house movements.

  • Jürgensen One — the brand’s modern sports watch: integrated bracelet, 120m WR, guilloché dial, and haute movement finishing in a casual package.

  • Reference 8 / Big 8 / 11C — earlier references powered by F. Piguet or Lemania calibers, often with closed casebacks and minimal branding.

Movements include both in-house calibers (P4, P5) and modified high-end ebauches, always finished to haute standards.

Why Urban Jürgensen Deserves a Spot

Because it's one of the few independent maisons still doing traditional handcraft at every level — from the guilloché dial to the hands to the bridges.

This isn’t high horology dressed in carbon fiber. It’s classical, quiet perfection. The kind of watch you have to see up close — loupe close

— to really appreciate. And once you do? You’ll never look at mass-produced “luxury” the same way again.

It’s also legitimately rare. Annual production is typically under 300 pieces, and most models fly under the radar outside deep collector circles.

What’s Out There Now

Urban Jürgensen models tend to fall into two main categories:

Classical Collection

  • Gold or platinum dress watches

  • 38–41mm cases

  • Guilloché dials, Breguet numerals, blued hands

  • Manual or automatic in-house movements

Jürgensen One

  • 41mm steel or titanium integrated-bracelet sport watch

  • Guilloché dial with applied indices

  • 120m water resistance

  • Automatic in-house caliber with micro-rotor

Pre-owned pieces include early Reference 8, Reference 2, or 1845 models — often with ultra-slim F. Piguet calibers and signed dials. They represent

some of the best finishing per dollar in high-end collecting.

Fed’s Take

Urban Jürgensen is one of those brands that real collectors whisper about — because once you’ve handled one, you understand.

The guilloché is real. The hands are hand-made. The casework is meticulous. And it’s all done in such limited volume that each piece feels bespoke.

I’ve seen some Ref. 1140s and early Big 8s that absolutely floored me — and for a fraction of the price of better-known hautes. If you want

true artisanal horology without shouting, Jürgensen is the move.

Check Out Our Urban Jürgensen Inventory

Delray Watch is always on the lookout for unique Urban Jürgensen watches — especially Reference 1140, Big 8, and Jürgensen One

models with guilloché dials and in-house movements.

If you have an Urban Jürgensen watch you’re ready to sell or trade – reach out. We’re always buying.

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