1940's MOVADO Vintage Triple Calendar Mens Stainless Steel Watch - The
Calendograph
Similar to FDR's Watch - Tri Color Original Dial - 1 Year Warranty
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A Complicated Vintage
Timepiece.
During Movado's glorious period from 1912 through
the 1950's, when such innovations as the polyplan movement, Calendomatic,
and exceptional in-house chronographs pushed the envelope of horological
technology, and original designs such as the Museum watch took
their place in history, their wristwatches enjoyed a level of
prestige reserved only for works of very fine watchmakers.
Today's auction features this wonderful Movado Calendograph
watch with colourful dial. The colors of the two-tone dial - which
looks like a three color dial because of the sepia tone center
- blue date track, red date hand pointer, and black hands all
provide beautiful interest!
It is similar to the model, made by Movado and retailed
by Tiffany, that FDR owned and reportedly wore it at the Malta
and Yalta Conferences in 1945 and in the last months of his life.
He owned the non-waterproof version. This is the waterproof version
whose case has a different, more rugged construction. Photos of
FDR's Calendograph are in the listing below (photo from Antiquroum).
An interesting functional design element of this
case is its anti-magnetic design. It has an iron ring with cap
that forms a Faraday cage around the movement protecting it from
magnetic and electromagnetic fields and also offering another
layer of physical protection.
Powering it is an in-house Movado movement, the
watch possesses capabilities that track the date, day of the week,
and month.
These waterproof style Calendrograph are midsize
watches - well-suited for someone who doesn't have a large wrist.
Its untouched original dial has warmed to a sepia
tone, giving it a true vintage look. In person the sepia tone
looks a little less strong than it does in the photos.
Its case is in excellent condition. The main body and lugs have
never been polished. They retain very strong lines and the original
satin finish.
One
of our Master Watchmakers has fully serviced the watch which consists
of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting each
part, adjusting and servicing as needed, reassembling and lubricating
the movement, and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $695
value).
We
have tested it on a machine that spins the watch in all directions
simulating it being worn on the wrist, and it is keeping perfect
time like a new watch.
Included with the purchase is a one-year international
warranty on the movement and its function and a custom printed
Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity.
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Timepiece's Finer Points:
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Dial: Silver, signed Movado, gold applied Arabic
indices, outer graduation for the days of the month in blue, apertures
for the days of the week and the months, original and untouched,
honest condition with fading around the edge, warmed to a sepia
tone - in person the sepia tone looks a little less strong than
it does in the photos.
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Crystal: Acrylic, excellent
condition
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Case: Stainless steel,
signed Movado, two-piece with inner movement cover that forms
a Faraday cage, polished and brushed, faceted lugs, 33mm diameter
(excluding crown), 40mm long lug tip-to-tip
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Band:
Leather, remborde,
brand new and unworn
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Movement: Movado,
Cal. 470, manually wound, nickel plated, 15 jewels, lever escapement
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Function: Hours, Minutes,
Day, Date, Month, Subsidiary Seconds
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Crown: Steel,
well-fitting vintage replacement, correctly unsigned |
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Detailed Appraisal:
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Manufacturer: Movado
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Country of origin: Switzerland
- Case no.: B483781
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Year built: c. 1940's
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Model: Ref. 14819
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Functions: Hours, Minutes,
Day, Date, Month, Subsidiary Seconds
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Designed for: Men
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Case material: Stainless Steel
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Case markings (inside): Movado Factories, stainless steel,
B483781, 14819, Francois Borgel hallmark for the renowned
maker of waterproof cases
- Dimensions: 33mm diameter
(excluding crown), 40mm long lug tip-to-tip
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Case condition: Excellent condition with only light wear.
The main body and lugs have never been polished. They retain
very strong lines and the original factory satin.
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Dial: Silver, signed Movado, gold applied Arabic
indices, outer graduation for the days of the month in blue, apertures
for the days of the week and the months, original and untouched,
honest condition with fading around the edge, warmed to a sepia
tone - in person the sepia tone looks a little less strong than
it does in the photos.
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Hands: Original, "feuilles" with red-tipped
steel date hand
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Movement type: Cal. 470, nickel-plated, 15 jewels, straight
line lever escapement, monometallic balance
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Movement markings: Movado Factories, Swiss Made, 15 Jewels
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Jewels: 15 rubies
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Band:
Leather, remborde,
brand new and unworn
- Width between lugs: 16mm
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Crystal: Acrylic, excellent
condition
- Servicing: One
of our Master Watchmakers has fully serviced the watch which
consists of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting
each part, adjusting and servicing as needed, reassembling
and lubricating the movement, and extensive timing testing
and regulation (a $695 value).
- Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized
system. We have also
tested it on a machine that spins the watch in all directions
simulating it being worn on the wrist, and it is keeping perfect
time like a new watch.
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Warranty: 1-year international warranty.
Please message us for details.
Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of
it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care
in the business with an extremely experienced team of four
Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five
years of experience and a large number of parts. One used
to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership
and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly
Hills Service Center.
- Box/Papers:
BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS -
Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity
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with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price.
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1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
Phone: eBay does not allow our contact
information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit
our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is
listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on
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Hours of
Operation:
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Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
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Selling & Shipping Information:
- 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If
you are in any way unsatisfied with it, you are welcome
to return it in the condition it was sold anytime within
30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Our goal
is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience.
We hope you love it!
- The water
resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed
and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We don't
recommend getting a vintage watch wet - and really don't
recommend showering or diving with it - even one that
was originally designed to be waterproof.
- We have
extensive international shipping experience. In the last
12 years we have safely shipped thousands of high value
watches around the world (to over 70 countries!).
- All items are packaged very carefully and mailed in large
reinforced shipping boxes appropriate for high value items
so you don't need to worry about your watch arriving safely.
Wait until you see how big the box is that your watch
is coming in!
(Please do remember though that while we do our very best
and have careful procedures and quality control inspections
- we will again fully re-test the proper functioning of
your watch after you pay, right before we send it to you
- from time to time
some courier workers don't handle packages the way we
think that they would want their own packages to be handled.
Watches are ultra-precision instruments, and the timekeeping
of most is governed by a small spring that is only about
1/8 the thickness of a human hair.
The vast majority of our watches arrive safely and problem
free. However at times vintage watches
and their hairsprings can be sensitive to rough courier
handling or just having a difficult trip to you.
But even on a bad day there's still good news... We offer
a full one-year warranty on virtually every watch we sell
(unless occasionally specifically stated otherwise), so
if anything happens to it in transit or goes wrong anytime
in the first year, we will gladly repair it for you at
no charge. Yes, even the older vintage watches. So sit
back, relax, and dream about the first place where you're
going to wear your new watch!
- Our official
warranty in many ways mirrors those of a number of the
watch manufacturers and covers the proper timekeeping
of the movement. It does not cover things like abuse,
being dropped, crystals, bracelets, crowns, case parts
etc. or water resistance. While we are the sole determinants
of what qualifies for warranty work.... even if you have
a problem that you don't think will qualify for coverage,
tell us about it anyway. We are here to serve and just
might be able to help you.
- Winning bidders must fully pay within 48 hours of the end
of the auction. After 48 hours the watch will be relisted.
- To be fair to all bidders, we make it our practice not
to end an auction early.
- Because of the high rate of lost items and number of fraudulent
payments, we do not sell or ship to Indonesia or Africa.
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