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PuristSPro report: Urban Jürgensen at Baselworld 2014
Apr 09, 2014,14:02 PM
Urban Jürgensen
Chronometer with sweep second, and
Tourbillon Minute Repeater Regulator
The
Swiss manufacturer with the Danish tradition has reached a culmination
point in its history three years ago, with the presentation of the first
classic detent/chronometer escapement in a wristwatch. These accurate,
yet delicate escapements with their characteristic vertically stacked
balance spring, have appeared in two other watches this year, both
developed by Christophe Claret. Urban Jürgensen’s detent escapement,
however, was mostly developed by Jean-François Mojon, with the
contribution of Kari Voutilainen.
In its first version, the
hand-wound P8 chronometer had a small second hand. In order to
appreciate the contemplative jumps three times per second, a large
central sweep second was realized in this year’s variant. This central
second is driven indicrectly, by means of an intermediary gear. However,
it is moving absolutely regular and smooth, with no noticeable stutter
or irregular jumps, as is so often seen in watches with indirect second
hands.
The
other specifications remain the same as in the original chronometer:
two mainspring barrels add to a power reserve of approximately 88 hours,
represented by the prominent power reserve display at 12. Attractive
guilloche patterns on the dial and heat-blued hands sum up to a
classic-looking, highly attractive watch.
The
second new piece on display is in fact a „pièce unique“, a singular
watch: a tourbillon minute repeater with a regulator dial layout and the
dial made from fired enamel. Case with a diameter of 42.5mm made from
platinum (of course), although this material is not perfect for the
chimes’ acoustics. The 18,000 A/h tourbillon has a power reserve of
about 40 hours.
Here is a video showing the two watches in movement:
This message has been edited by Marcus Hanke on 2014-04-09 14:04:06
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PuristSPro report: Urban Jürgensen at Baselworld 2014
By: Marcus Hanke : April 9th, 2014-14:02
Urban Jrgensen Chronometer with sweep second, and Tourbillon Minute Repeater Regulator The Swiss manufacturer with the Danish tradition has reached a culmination point in its history three years ago, with the presentation of the first classic detent/chro...
Just Fantastic..
By: SALMANPK : April 9th, 2014-15:13
I can't stop looking at the pics, thanks for the report. S
Beauty!
By: secretlife : April 10th, 2014-02:52
I can see hints of KV in the hands, lugs etc. but that is hardly a bad thing! (",)
Unfortunately no movement picture ...
By: Marcus Hanke : April 12th, 2014-09:26
... since I had to work unter very confined conditions, even my light source fell from the tiny platform I had to use. So I concentrated on the video, where the movement is shown, but did unfortunately not take still pictures. Also the press material did ...
VERY nice !
By: Bruno.M1 : April 11th, 2014-08:57
Love the first one … do you have pics of the movement ?
We want photos!!
By: WHL : April 24th, 2014-06:53
I had a Ref 8 in platinum many years ago. Such a beautiful watch. Wear it in the best of health. Bill