{"id":291646,"date":"2026-02-14T22:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/291646\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T22:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:05:13","slug":"timothee-chalamets-favorite-red-carpet-watch-never-gets-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/291646\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s Favorite Red-Carpet Watch Never Gets Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in June 2025, members of the press, collectors, and industry insiders gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate the rebirth of a brand<\/a> whose name\u2014if we\u2019re being frank\u2014was known only to the nerdiest of watch nerds.<\/p>\n

Born 250 years ago in Copenhagen, Danish watchmaker Urban J\u00fcrgensen<\/a> was by all accounts a brilliant horologist. Having studied under Abraham-Louis Breguet<\/a> and John Arnold, he set up his own business and published an important treatise on watchmaking by the age of 28. By the time of his death, he had supplied marine chronometers to the Royal Danish Navy and become the very first tradesman invited to join the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n

J\u00fcrgensen\u2019s eponymous marque continued, passed through successive generations of family members and enterprising outsiders, until being purchased by the Rosenfield family in 2021. Tapping Finnish master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen<\/a> as co-CEO, the company relaunched with a trio of new models: The UJ-3 perpetual calendar with instantaneous moon phase; the UJ-2 three-hander with double-wheel natural escapement; and the UJ-1 250th anniversary watch, a modern interpretation of the Oval Pocket Watch produced by the late watchmaker Derek Pratt, a mentor of Voutilainen\u2019s and a one-time steward of the brand.<\/p>\n

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With the help of Voutilainen and the blessings of some of the world\u2019s most high-profile collectors, the Urban J\u00fcrgensen name is no longer relegated to the dusty workshops of obsessive watchmakers. Instead, it has joined the ranks of high-end indie brands like F.P. Journe<\/a> and Daniel Roth<\/a>, whose fans see watches as part of the sartorial zeitgeist on par with Huntsman & Sons<\/a> suits and The Row trenchcoats<\/a>. Case in point: The wrist of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a>. That one of the world\u2019s biggest celebrities has chosen to wear Urban J\u00fcrgensen on repeat in recent months should tell you something about where \u201cUJ\u201d stands within the wider watch world, and how far it\u2019s come in a very short span of time.<\/p>\n

Appearing at the Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton this week, Chalamet once again strapped on the UJ-2, a watch he previously wore<\/a> to the Marty Supreme NYC premier last October, and at the L.A. premier last December (where a wrist-off of sizable proportions<\/a> took place). Measuring 39mm in platinum, it transposes 18th-and 19th-century horological tropes\u2014the hand-guilloch\u00e9, the double-wheel natural escapement pioneered by Breguet\u2014into a modern form, adding swooping teardrop lugs and a pocket watch-influenced case. Though it may look like a simple dress watch\u2014it displays just the time and a small power reserve indicator\u2014its movement architecture and stunning finishing are indicative of the care that went into its design and production. (They also help explain the MSRP of 105,000 Swiss Francs\u2014about $137,000.)<\/p>\n

Much of the 2020s \u2019 most interesting watchmaking is coming from unexpected corners like these. A newly reconstituted 18th-century brand; a luggage-maker-turned fashion house<\/a>; a tiny upstart<\/a> founded by two collectors. As Chalamet\u2019s wrist proves, the future looks bright for both the humble dress watch and the niche indie watch brand.<\/p>\n

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