Paul Ditisheim, Swiss entrepreneur

Paul Ditisheim's work has been widely published, which is to be expected given the extent of his contribution to chronometry and Swiss watchmaking.

There is also controversy surrounding the fact that his name was used by another company: Fabrique Solvil des montres Paul Ditisheim, which later became Solvil et Titus.

To understand what really happened, we need to look at a rarely discussed facet of Paul Ditisheim's life: the companies he created to market his watches.

This is the subject of this first article, which will be completed by the story of Solvil and Titus.