In 1809, with a winning blend of optimistic naivety and megalomania, Jörgensen staged the most charmingly farcical revolution ever and declared Iceland independent of Denmark, naming himself liberator, sole ruler and protector of Iceland. That voyage failed to trade any goods as the ship was British and by that time Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were at war. Jörgensen accompanied the voyage as an interpreter. While on parole, he suggested to a merchant friend Samuel Phelps that a voyage to Iceland could be profitable as the island was suffering from food shortages at the time, due to the Danish monopoly on Icelandic trade. In 1808 he engaged in a sea battle with HMS Sappho the British captured Admiral Juul and treated Jörgensen as a privateer. In 1807 Jörgensen witnessed the Battle of Copenhagen and soon afterwards was given command of a small Danish vessel, Admiral Juul. After some months of London pleasures he returned to Copenhagen. He left Australian waters in February 1805 and by way of New Zealand, Tahiti, Cape Horn and St Helena arrived at Gravesend in June 1806. For months in 1804 he was sealing in New Zealand waters and whaling in the Alexander.
It was on this tour that he most likely witnessed the disbandment of the first settlement at Port Phillip and establishment of settlements in Tasmania which was known as Van Dieman’s Land by colonists.įar from home and with no one to discredit him, he started the rumour that he was first to harpoon a whale on the Derwent. From there he sailed to Port Jackson in what was the newly established British colony of Australia and then on to New Zealand. It was in 1799 that Jörgensen´s fortunes took a turn for the more adventurous when he found himself in Cape Town, South Africa. He became apprenticed to Captain Henry Marwood of the English collier Janeon, serving aboard the ship for four years, he then served on various vessels.
At the tender age of 15, Jörgensen completed his formal education and his adventures began. Two of his siblings were watchmakers like their father with the elder of the two being internationally renowned artisan Urban Jörgensen. Jörgensen was born the second son of the royal watchmaker, Jörgen Jörgensen, on April 7th 1780 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an adventurer known for his high-spirits, diverse talents, excessive passions and ambitions, and considerable amorality.
Jörgen Jörgensen was known as Jörundur hundadagakonungur, the Dog Day King, and for one summer in 1809, he was The King of Iceland. The name of each watch is drawn from the story of the Dog Day King. All decorations and craftsmanship is of the highest quality. All of which can be examined in detail through a sapphire crystal case back. It has a Swiss made mechanical movement “Execution Top” with automatic winding, 25 jewels, custom decorations, blue screws and has a rhodium plated finish. The steel case of the Gilbert Collection moderate diameter size of 38.5mm, is striking yet timeless. In those days everyone wore a watch, there was no other way to know the time. Wristwatches of that era were elegant and simple with a focus on one essential objective: an easy-to-read time. He especially loves the look and style of wristwatches from the 1950's and 60’s and it’s from this enthusiasm that we draw inspiration for this collection. Gilbert’s passion for vintage watches has never faded. His passion for restoring timepieces to the highest level began early and soon he became an expert in the repair and restoration of vintage watches. Gilbert started apprenticing as a watchmaker at the tender age of 16 and soon discovered a real passion for the craft, often choosing to skip summer holidays and work long night and weekend hours in order to hone his skills. We have named this collection: Gilbert "Vintage Watch Collection" in his honour. Gudjonsson, who has over 50 years of experience in the field of watchmaking. We are proud and excited to introduce our latest collection of watches dedicated to our master watchmaker, Gilbert O.
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