Paul Ditisheim. A fine 18K gold openface keyless lever split seconds chronograph watch with Guillaume balance
Paul Ditisheim. A fine 18K gold openface keyless lever split seconds chronograph watch with Guillaume balance

SIGNED PAUL DITISHEIM, LA CHAUX DE FONDS, GRAND PRIX, NO. 39657, RETAILED BY THE GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS COMPANY LTD., CASE STAMPED WITH LONDON IMPORT LETTER FOR 1915

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Paul Ditisheim. A fine 18K gold openface keyless lever split seconds chronograph watch with Guillaume balance
Signed Paul Ditisheim, La Chaux de Fonds, Grand Prix, No. 39657, retailed by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd., case stamped with London import letter for 1915
Nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, gold cuvette, Guillaume balance, off-white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer scale graduated for 80 miles per hour, two sunk subsidiary dials for 60 minutes register and constant seconds, circular plain case, split seconds chronograph buttons in the band and in the crown, chronograph locking slide in the band, case signed and numbered, stamped GS and with London import letter for 1915, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
55 mm. diam.

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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 Honor. Before founding his own company in 1892 he worked for several renowned watch manufactures such as his fathers, 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 which he presented 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.