Reference 8R

Urban Jürgensen timepieces from the legendary Derek Pratt & Peter Baumberger era are much sought after nowadays.

This Reference 8 in pink gold is a rare example with applied indices. There were fewer than ten examples made overall with applied indices, which makes this one especially collectible. Back when Peter Baumberger and Derek Pratt were leading the name of Urban Jürgensen, there was not much demand for small independent brands. From my sources I know they probably produced only around 150–200 examples of the Reference 8 overall – with pink and yellow gold in smaller numbers than platinum.

For me, the combination of applied indices and the date window at 6 o’clock on the hand-guilloché dial gives a lovely three-dimensional appearance compared to the more common printed dials. It looks amazing on the wrist.

This example also comes with the sapphire caseback, which was an option back then.