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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994
LOT 100
Paul Ditisheim, Sovil, No. 734912, Swiss, circa 1920. Fine silver, keyless chronometer watch with special compensated balance.
HKD 6,000 - 7,000
CHF 1,200 - 1,400
Sold: HKD 9,574
C. Four body, "demi-bassine", polished. Silver cuvette engraved with the awarded prizes at the Exhibitions of Paris in 1900 and Berne in 1914. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17-, rhodium plated, 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. Diam. 51 mm.
Notes
A photocopy of the Ditisheim patents 91169 and 98234, concerning the invention of the Affix balance,
accompany the watch.