Urban Jürgensen & Sønner Perpetual Calendar Limited Edition, 2022

Dealer description — Analog/Shift

A perpetual calendar is like a small computer on your wrist. Think of it this way: Imagine a watch that keeps track of not only the time, but also the date, the day of the week, and the month, tells you whether it’s a leap year or not, and what the current phase of the moon is. Oh, and one more thing — imagine it does all of this mechanically , using springs and gears, and that you only have to adjust it once every century or so. Crazy, right? Urban Jurgensen’s stupendous Reference 10 has to be one of the most exquisite QPs we’ve seen in quite some time, with dial finishing comparable to that of Breguet and a movement with finishing that would make a Patek Philippe watchmaker blush. Though its name hasn’t permeated the greater zeitgeist to the same degree as those of the ‘Holy Trinity,’ to those in the know, Urban Jurgensen is horologically legendary. Housed in a 40mm rose gold case with teardrop lugs, a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a polished, stepped bezel, it features a magnificent, satin silver dial with two styles of guilloché, painted black ‘Roman’ indices, a blued steel ‘observatory’ handset, a moon phase at 12 o’clock, day and month apertures at 9 and 3 o’clock, respectively, and a dual running seconds/date indicator at 6 o’clock. Powered by the beautifully finished, automatic Urban Jurgensen Calibre P4 movement, the Reference 10 comes paired to a signed, brown alligator leather strap with a signed, 18K rose gold pin buckle. This particular example, dating to 2022, also happens to include its factory goodies. While we would be the last ones to steer you clear of a more conventional QP, this is a perpetual calendar for the true watch lover, and we can’t recommend it enough. Watch — once you get it on your wrist, it’ll be all but impossible to get it off again!