3,220 CHF
Paul Ditisheim, "Solvil", No. 650817, Retailed by Carlos U. Perret, Rossario, circa 1930. Fine and rare 18k gold keyless pocket watch with 56 patented affix balance. Accompanied by the original box and gold chain. Four-body, "bassine", polished, back with monogram, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes Paul Ditisheim designed and patented small bimetallic straps affixed to monometallic balances. Watches equipped with them are today very rare. Solvil was founded early in 1920 to exploit Ditisheim's invention, which offered as an alternative to precision watches fitted with the more expensive Guillaume balances.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
