Elegant Swiss 14K gold precision pocket watch Circa 1920

Gold pocket watch with open face by Paul Ditisheim Solvil
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A high-quality, Swiss precision pocket watch, anchor chronometer, circa 1920.
Exquisite, flat anchor chronometer movement with Geneva stripes, large chronometer balance, golden impellers, gold chatons, patent number 98234. Perfectly preserved enamel dial with Arabic radial hours, outer minutes track, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and blued Breguet steel hands. Polished 14K gold case with engraved monogram and case-, and work number.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 74 g
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Signed: Paul Ditisheim Solvil
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Solvil, Swiss watch manufacture
In 1892, Paul Ditisheim opened a watch factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He took part in many exhibitions with his watches and successfully constructed pocket chronometers, mostly with lever escapements. Among other things, he developed a marine chronometer with an exchangeable escapement system. His tested chronometers ( marine chronometers, pocket chronometers/deck watches ) won numerous first prizes in competitions at the observatory in Neuchâtel, England and the US Navy test series.
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With Charles Edouard Guillaume, he worked on developing and testing temperature-independent metal alloys .
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Paul Ditisheim launched the brand name Solvil around 1920, intending to establish a modern and precise pocket watch with the annular balance wheel with additional compensation (balancier à affixes) that he had developed and patented in 1921. In 1924 the company was converted into a stock corporation.
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In 1925, Ditisheim separated from the AG because of significant differences. For reasons of profitability, the AG wanted to produce simple and inexpensive clocks in large numbers and phased out the production of Ditisheim ‘s precision clocks and marine chronometers. However, this did not correspond to the ideas of Ditisheim. The Solvil company continued to use Paul Ditisheim ‘s famous name for advertising purposes, which Ditisheim tried to prevent several times without success. The company later operated under the name ” Solvil & Titus SA ” and mainly manufactured normal wristwatches, most of which were exported to the USA. 1969″ Solvil & Titus SA ” was taken over by the Neuchâtel holding ” Societe des Garde-Temps SA “.
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Around 1990, the Stelux group of companies bought the Solvil & Titus brand.