Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 243

Solvil, Dress Watch with Ditisheim Balance & Three-Tone Dial Solvil, Paul Ditisheim, movement No. 758877, case No. 482861. Made in the 1930's. Fine, rare and elegant, stainless steel « Staybrite » keyless dress pocket watch with special Ditisheim balance. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped inclined bezel. D. Three-tone matte and polished silver with painted black radial baton hour divisions, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel cathedrale hands. M. 18 ''', brushed rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, very rare cut bimetallic compensation balance with brass inserts on the outside, self-compensating Elinvar balance spring with outer terminal curve, patented rack and pinion "star" micrometer regulator. Case, dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.