The Ditisheims are a prominent dynasty of

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s. Immigrating first to

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, then to

La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city loc ...

, Switzerland in 1858 to escape religious persecution, Jacques Ditisheim and his descendants were instrumental in the development of the

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industry. The Ditisheims have links with other prominent industrialist families of Swiss watchmaking, including the Gallets,

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s, Vogels and Blums, forming a close inner circle which led the country's industry during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Notable members

Notable members of the Ditisheim family: *Maurice Ditisheim, founder of the Vulcain manufacture *Achilles Ditisheim, founder of the

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manufacture *

Paul Ditisheim Paul Ditisheim (1868–1945) was a Swiss people, Swiss watchmaker, inventor and industrialist. Early years Paul Ditisheim was born into a wealthy family in 1868 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The Ditisheims belonged to a small social circle of industrial ...

, founder of the Solvil et Titus manufacture

Ditisheims' manufactures

Vulcain (watch company) Vulcain is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It was founded in 1858 by Maurice Ditisheim as ''Manufacture Ditisheim' in La Chaux-de-Fonds,'' being rebranded as Vulcain in 1894. In 1947, Vulcain developed the f ...

(1858) *

(1881) * Solvil et Titus
Solvil et Titus official website (1892)

References

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