Lot Essay
For a detailed biography of Paul Ditisheim see lot 300 in this auction.
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SIGNED PAUL DITISHEIM, LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, MAKER TO THE U.S. NAVY, GRAND PRIX PARIS 1900, CHRONOMÈTRE DE BORD, NO. 36130, 1ÈRE CLASSE, COMPENSATEUR GUILLAUME, GRANDS PRIX PARIS 1900 - BERN 1914, 170 RECORDS PRIX DE L'ETAT CHRONOMETRIQUES DES OBSERVATOIRES DE KEW LONDRES, TEDDINGTON & NEUCHÂTEL, CIRCA 1925
Details
Paul Ditisheim. A rare silver openface keyless lever deck watch with Guillaume balance
Signed Paul Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Maker to the U.S. Navy, Grand Prix Paris 1900, Chronomètre de Bord, No. 36130, 1ère Classe, Compensateur Guillaume, Grands Prix Paris 1900 - Bern 1914, 170 Records Prix de l'Etat Chronometriques des Observatoires de Kew Londres, Teddington & Neuchâtel, circa 1925
Gilt-finished three-quarter plate jewelled lever movement, Guillaume balance, diamond endstone, silver cuvette engraved No. 36130 Chronomètre de Bord, Compensateur Guillaume, Grands Prix Paris 1900 - Bern 1914, 170 Records Prix de l'Etat Chronometriques des Observatoires de Kew Londres, Teddington & Neuchâtel, silvered matte dial, Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, outer railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, circular case, ribbed band, hinged back, large ball-shaped crown, case numbered, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
63 mm. diam.
Signed Paul Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Maker to the U.S. Navy, Grand Prix Paris 1900, Chronomètre de Bord, No. 36130, 1ère Classe, Compensateur Guillaume, Grands Prix Paris 1900 - Bern 1914, 170 Records Prix de l'Etat Chronometriques des Observatoires de Kew Londres, Teddington & Neuchâtel, circa 1925
Gilt-finished three-quarter plate jewelled lever movement, Guillaume balance, diamond endstone, silver cuvette engraved No. 36130 Chronomètre de Bord, Compensateur Guillaume, Grands Prix Paris 1900 - Bern 1914, 170 Records Prix de l'Etat Chronometriques des Observatoires de Kew Londres, Teddington & Neuchâtel, silvered matte dial, Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, outer railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, circular case, ribbed band, hinged back, large ball-shaped crown, case numbered, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
63 mm. diam.
Literature
The present watch is prominently illustrated in Paul Ditisheim Chronometrier by Fritz von Osterhausen, p. 63.
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