Derek Pratt – tourbillon pocket watch for Urban Jürgensen

People · · by Christian Bissener


Urban Jürgensen tourbillon pocket watch by Derek Pratt, yellow gold case with white dial and Roman numerals

A tourbillon pocket watch for Urban Jürgensen, made entirely by the legendary watchmaker Derek Pratt. Pratt made only about a dozen tourbillon pocket watches, each one entirely by hand.

I admire these watches greatly: the design, and the architecture of the movements, cases and dials. Anyone who gets the chance to acquire one should take it; they are rarely seen.

Urban Jürgensen pocket watch movement with a tourbillon beneath the bridge, held in a gloved hand
The tourbillon movement

Close view of the tourbillon and balance under the bridge
The tourbillon carriage under its bridge