37,950 CHF
Paul Ditisheim, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 46874, circa 1916.Extremely fine silver (0.935), keyless deck watch with 52-hour winding indicator in original fitted three-body mahogany box. Bulletin de Marche from the Observatoire Astronomique et Chronométrique de Neuchâtel from 1918 and another from 1920, with original bill of sale. 25’’’, matte gilded, straight-line lever escapement, 21 jewels, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with gold temperature screws, Breguet balance spring with Phillips outer and inner terminal curves, goingtrain jeweled to the center with endstones on the entire escapement.Signed on the dial, movement and the box, stamped with Ditisheim’s trademark on the case.Diam. 65 mm. Notes The watch was sold by Louis Lörtscher on April 18, 1921, for SFR 2125.The movement is inscribed: 'Paul Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds, The highest Records at Kew, Teddington and Swiss Observatories'. The inscription refers to the fact that Ditisheim won over 200 prizes, both at Kew, as well as in Neuchatel. The present lot brought him first prizes in Neuchatel in 1918 and in 1920. A practically identical watch - the serial number differs from this lot by only three digits (46877) - brought him a prize at Kew in 1919 for the best in temperature compensation, and anothr (46871) won him 1st prize in 1917.Timing Contest :Mean average daily rate +/- 0,11Error of compensation +/- 0,08Mean error of positions +/- 0,47Thermal coefficient - 0,003With original extra mainspring and one extra cry
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-10-15
