Urban Jürgensen’s return was more than a revival launch. Under Alex Rosenfield, the historic Danish name is being shaped as a modern watch house with independent watchmaking at its core.
Browsing: Urban Jürgensen
The Urban Jürgensen UJ-2 pairs a restrained small-seconds layout with a double-wheel natural escapement, revealing the serious horology behind the brand’s revival.
The revived Urban Jürgensen’s flagship UJ-1 Tourbillon 250th Anniversary Watch adapts the architecture of Derek Pratt’s Oval pocket watch into a highly complex wristwatch calibre.
Geneva’s May 2026 watch auctions were full of major results, but some of the most compelling watches were the stranger, rarer and more technically imaginative pieces just below the brightest spotlight.
Akrivia, F.P. Journe, Roger Smith, Urban Jürgensen and Naissance d’Une Montre 1 give Phillips’ May Geneva sale a distinctly independent focus.