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UJ-3: Perpetual Calendar with Double Wheel Escapement 

Case material
Red gold
Bracelet strap
Leather
Buckle
Pin buckle
Dial finish
Solid Silver, hand guilloché dial
Water resistance
30 m
Size
ø 39 mm
Thickness
13.9 mm
Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
Power reserve: 52 h, 18000 vph
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date, Day, Month, Year, Moon phases, Power reserve indicator, Perpetual calendar, Special escapement
Reference
UJ-3-001
Launch date
08.2025
Collection
UJ-3
Price incl. VAT
181’500 CHF
Description

This watch, a creation of Urban Jürgensen Co-CEO Kari Voutilainen in collaboration with master engineer Andreas Strehler, tames extraordinary mechanical complexity within the confines of a wearable timepiece, achieving that rarest of goals: turning mechanical virtuosity into pure elegance.

From the seamless integration of the calendar displays to the Strehler precise moon phase indication, licensed here for the first time in a serially produced watch, each function exists in perfect balance with the others. And at the heart of this harmony beats the UJ double wheel natural escapement. Each component, each carefully considered detail, is elevated through hand-finishing to a standard that would satisfy Urban Jürgensen himself – a standard that exists independent of whether the component can be seen from outside the watch.

The UJ-3 is proof that intricate engineering can achieve sublime beauty, that complexity need not come at the cost of refinement.

In an age in which mechanical timekeeping is purely a matter of choice, the UJ-3 demonstrates why that choice matters: the belief that excellence, pursued for its own sake, is a joy in itself. Because the finest watchmaking is as much about the unseen as the revealed – about creating something of lasting beauty and meaning that strives for perfection for no reason but the spirit of the pursuit and the joy of wearing it.