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Jules Jurgensen was a watchmaking company. It was founded by Jürgen Jürgensen in 1773 in Denmark, when Jürgen Jürgensen went into partnership with Isaac Larpent, under the name 'Larpent & Jürgensen'.
Many people are unfamiliar with Jules Jurgensen, so perhaps a brief history of the maker is in order. Donald Dawes wrote a wonderful monograph covering the history of the brand. In addition to being generally heavily over-engineered horology, the system of setting is unique to Jurgensen. Setting the time was made by opening the cover and pivoting the pendant bow towards the dial, then turning the crown would adjust the hands.
Upon Jürgen's death in 1811, his son Urban took over the company, keeping the name. It was changed in 1814.
Jules Jürgensen produced most of its watches in Switzerland. Jules Jürgensen was sold to a U.S.-based company in 1936, but watches were still produced in Switzerland until 1957, when the documentation shows the watches were made by other manufacturers and branded with the Jürgensen name.[citation needed]
In 1974, Mort Clayman, a watch distributor in the U.S. purchased the company. According to the company's website, it [Rhapsody] has ceased operation, but is still honoring warranties.[1] Mort Clayman died in January 2010, and his survivors closed the company. In 2011, Dr. Helmut Crott, owner of Urban Jürgensen & Sønner acquired the rights from the Clayman family.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^'Jules Jurgensen-Rhapsody, Inc'. Jules Jurgensen-Rhapsody. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
Jules Jurgensen Pocket Watch Values
Jules Jurgensen Serial Numbers
Jules Jurgensen was a watchmaking company. It was founded by Jürgen Jürgensen in 1773 in Denmark, when Jürgen Jürgensen went into partnership with Isaac Larpent, under the name 'Larpent & Jürgensen'.
Upon Jürgen's death in 1811, his son Urban took over the company, keeping the name. It was changed in 1814.
Jules Jürgensen produced most of its watches in Switzerland. Jules Jürgensen was sold to a U.S.-based company in 1936, but watches were still produced in Switzerland until 1957, when the documentation shows the watches were made by other manufacturers and branded with the Jürgensen name.[citation needed]
In 1974, Mort Clayman, a watch distributor in the U.S. purchased the company. According to the company's website, it [Rhapsody] has ceased operation, but is still honoring warranties.[1] Mort Clayman died in January 2010, and his survivors closed the company. In 2011, Dr. Helmut Crott, owner of Urban Jürgensen & Sønner acquired the rights from the Clayman family.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^'Jules Jurgensen-Rhapsody, Inc'. Jules Jurgensen-Rhapsody. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
