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Urban Jürgensen

Urban Jürgensen advanced Danish precision watchmaking through marine and deck chronometers, manufacturing methods and a watchmaking textbook published in 1804. 2

Individual distinguished from the later company and other Jürgensen family members. No absolute Danish-first or exact total-output claim.

At a glance

Place
Denmark
Dates
1776–1830 22Birth 5 August 1776 and death 14 May 1830 recorded in Crott's exhibition text.

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Urban Jürgensen's work include Deck chronometer No. XI (1821) and watchmaking textbook (1804). 2

Jürgensen family workshop is the name recorded for Urban Jürgensen's own watchmaking practice. 123

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Jürgensen family workshop

Documented origin: Copenhagen, Denmark 2

Geographic ties: Denmark; Switzerland; France; United Kingdom. Documented workplace / industry location 2

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watchmaking workshop / practice · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Jürgensen family workshop — Own watchmaking practice. Watchmaker / chronometer maker 123

    Legacy affiliation: Jürgensen family workshop. Person-level contribution: Advanced Danish precision watchmaking through marine and deck chronometers, manufacturing methods and a watchmaking textbook published in 1804.

    Original affiliation wording: Jürgensen family workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 7 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Birth year: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 2
  • Death year: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 2

Sources

  1. Urban JürgensenWikipedia · Encyclopedia / tertiary · Not stated

    [S0148] Wikipedia. "Urban Jürgensen." Not stated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_J%C3%BCrgensen Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Tertiary compilation

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Contains evident historical/geographical inconsistencies; only the limited biographical claims recorded here are used.

  2. Celebrating 250 Years of Urban Jürgensen: A Video SeriesDr Helmut Crott; edited by Logan Baker · Phillips · Object study / firsthand specialist account · 2023-10-17

    [S0179] Dr Helmut Crott; edited by Logan Baker. Phillips. "Celebrating 250 Years of Urban Jürgensen: A Video Series." 2023-10-17. https://www.phillips.com/article/133185390/urban-jurgensen-history-helmut-crott-exhibition-2023 Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Author is collector and former company owner; publisher hosted exhibition

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Written catalogue text read, not videos. Author has commercial/personal connection; avoid sweeping priority rankings and exact output estimates.

  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_J%C3%BCrgensen https://www.phillips.com/article/133185390/urban-jurgensen-history-helmut-crott-exhibition-2023linked source

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