Wow, what a piece! This new Urban Jurgensen timepiece is incredible and one of my favourite new pieces previewed.

URBAN JÜRGENSEN – Chronometer P8 “with detent escapement”

Urban Jürgensen has been producing chronometers ever since 1773! When watchmaker Peter Baumberger took over the company in 1979, he set a level of standards that has rarely been equalled. In 2003, he began work on an exceptional in-house movement designed as a bridge between the extremely accurate instruments made by Urban Jürgensen in the 18th century and the needs of contemporary mechanical watchmaking. This project succeeded thanks to the rapport between master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen and designer Jean-François Mojon following the demise of Peter Baumberger in 2009. Today, the Chronometer P8 “with detent escapement” – adapted to the mechanical wristwatch – achieves a 40% better timing performance than the average COSC-certified chronometer. It is the first wristwatch with a Swiss escapement to be equipped with a pivoted detent, in other words without a pallet fork. A brand with strong horological credentials that links perfectly with the scientific watchmaking of the 18th century, the golden age of the measurement of time.

Movement
Automatic, UJS.08 calibre, double barrels and pivoted detent escapement, 88-hour power reserve

Functions
Hours, minutes, stop seconds and power-reserve indicator

Case
18K pink or yellow gold or platinum, 42 mm
Sapphire crystal

Dial
Hand-guilloched solid silver
Roman numeral hourmarkers
Small seconds in off-centre counter at 6 o’clock
Power-reserve indicator at 12 o’clock

Strap
Black leather with 18K red gold or platinum buckle