Geneva, May 10, 2026
PAUL DITISHEIM, SWITZERLAND, "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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Paul Ditisheim, Switzerland
Model "Chronomètre de Bord"
Year Circa 1912
Movement No. 36174
Case No. 36174
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 66 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
