Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996
LOT 283
Paul Ditisheim, Sovil, No. 734352, Swiss, circa 1920. Fine 18K gold, keyless watch with special compensated balance.
CHF 1,800 - 2,200
Sold: CHF 1,725
C. Four body, "demi-bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the awarded prizes at the Exhibitions of Paris in 1900 and Berne in 1914. D. White enamel with bolt Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Affix balance, Swiss patent No. 98234, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition, with photocopies of the Ditisheim patents 91169 and 98234, concerning the invention of the Affix balance. Diam. 49 mm.
