Form Watch

Artist Paul Ditisheim (Swiss)

Datec. 1900

MediumSilver, enamel, steel

Dimensions44 mm

ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING

Credit LineProctor Collection

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Object numberPC. 1023.7

Descriptioncase: Realistically modelled as a human skull, engraved "MANE THECEL PHARES" around the back of the cranium, loose ring pendant. MVT: modern watch that must be disassembled to gain access to movement, more likely to do damage, left alone.

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Label TextDitisheim patented this model in 1896 (swiss patent# 12400; "watch with case formed like a skull").