Ditisheim. A rare silver openface keyless lever deck watch with Guillaume balance, power reserve, Neuchâtel Bulletin d'Observatoire and two boxes
Ditisheim. A rare silver openface keyless lever deck watch with Guillaume balance, power reserve, Neuchâtel Bulletin d'Observatoire and two boxes

SIGNED PAUL DITISHEIM, LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, SWITZERLAND, GRAND PRIX PARIS 1900, THE HIGHEST RECORDS AT KEW TEDDINGTON AND SWISS OBSERVATORIES, THE FIRST PRIZE OF THE STATE IN THE POCKET CHRONOMETER CONTEST AT NEUCHÂTEL OBSERVATORY IN 1921, NO. 64'987, CASE STAMPED GS FOR THE GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD. AND WITH LONDON IMPORT LETTER FOR 1919

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Ditisheim. A rare silver openface keyless lever deck watch with Guillaume balance, power reserve, Neuchâtel Bulletin d'Observatoire and two boxes
Signed Paul Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Grand Prix Paris 1900, The Highest Records at Kew Teddington and Swiss Observatories, The First Prize of the State in the Pocket Chronometer Contest at Neuchâtel Observatory in 1921, No. 64'987, case stamped GS for The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd. and with London import letter for 1919
Gilt-finished lever movement, 21 jewels, Guillaume balance, silver cuvette engraved No. 64987 Premier Prix de L'Etat au Concours des Chronomètres de Poche de 1ère Classe 1921 de l'Observatoire Astronomique de Neuchâtel Paul Ditisheim S.A. La Chaux-de-Fonds, silvered matte dial, Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, subsidiary seconds, outer railway minute divisions, 52 hours power reserve indicator, circular water-resistant-type case, screw bezel and screw back centred by engraved inscription Paul Ditisheim 64987 Compensateur Guillaume, large ball-shaped crown, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered, case also stamped GS for The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
65 mm. diam.

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With Paul Ditisheim original fitted brass-bound three-tier mahogany box and outer box original wooden three-tier presentation box set with an plaque inscribed Paul Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds 64987, outer wooden box numbered 64987 with lock and leather strap.

For a description of Paul Ditisheim's deck watches see Paul Ditisheim Chronometrier by Fritz von Osterhausen, pp. 56-59.

Paul Ditisheim (1868-1945) is considered a genius in the world of horology. At the early age of 13 he entered the Horological School in La Chaux-de-Fonds where he obtained the Diploma of Honour. Before founding his own company in 1892 he worked for several renowned watch manufactures such as his father's, Vulcain, Ditisheim Frères. Around 1920, he entered into partnership with Solvil.

Paul Ditisheim is renowned for his highly precise chronometers for which he won an impressive number of prizes at various Observatory Contests. He also played an important role during the launch of Dr. Charles Guillaume's compensation balance, invented at the end of the 19th century and used in several of his watches during the Grand Prix in Paris in 1900.

The case of the present watch is stamped GS for The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., one of Great Britain's leading manufacturers and retailers of fine watches, silver and jewelery situated at 112 Regent Street, London. In 1952 the company merged with the renowned jeweler Garrard & Co.