Paul Ditisheim. A rare silver openface keyless lever deck watch with Guillaume balance
Lot 295

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

Closed16 May 2011

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CHF 11,875

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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.

Specialist note

For a detailed biography of Paul Ditisheim see lot 300 in this auction.