PAUL DITISHEIM

PAUL DITISHEIM, SWITZERLAND, "CHRONOMÈTRE DE BORD", "CHRONOMÈTRE DE BORD", AWARDED FIRST PRIZE AT BOTH THE OBSERVATORIES OF NEUCHÂTEL, SWITZERLAND, AND THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY OF KEW & TEDDINGTON, ENGLAND., SILVER An extremely fine, impressive and rare, silver, manual wind Keyless deck chronometer watch fitted with a Guillaume balance. Massive polished case with fluted band, the back stamped with the maker’s trademark, and hinged silver cuvette. Matte silver dial with champlevé radial Roman numerals and outer minute track, 52-hour up-and-down power reserve indicator, subsidiary seconds, and engraved in red « Grand Prix Paris 1900 ». Blued steel spade hands. Awarded First Prize at both the Neuchâtel Observatory in Switzerland and the National Physical Laboratory of Kew & Teddington in England. Brand: Paul Ditisheim, Switzerland Model: "CHRONOMÈTRE DE BORD" Year: Circa 1924/25 Case: 65020 Movement: 65018 Caliber: 55 mm., matte gilt, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with gold temperature screws, adjusted to nine positions and isochronism, blued steel Breguet balance spring, going train jeweled to the center with end stones on the entire escapement, index regulator. Diameter: 65 mm. Signature: Dial, case and movement, case by the master casemaker G. Perrenoud-Fasel & Cie. Grading System: EXCEPTIONAL Case: 3-8 (Good , Slightly scratched) Dial: 3-6-01 (Good , Slightly oxidized , HANDS Original) Movement: 3-6* (Good , Slightly oxidized , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) HKD: 96,000 - 192,000 USD: 12,200 - 24,300 EUR: 10,800 - 21,600 JPY: 1,920,000 - 3,840,000

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