CIRCA: 1950s
REF.: 19038
CASE NUMBER: 104483
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 35 mm wide x 42 mm lug-to-lug
DIAL: White with applied luminous Arabic hour markers, blue tachymeter scale, deep guilloche subregisters
BRACELET MATERIAL: Gray ostrich leather
BRACELET SIZE: 6-3/4 to 8 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual wind
FUNCTIONS: Time and chronograph
CALIBER: M95
Movado pioneered the use of a modular-style chronograph movement with the introduction of the M95. The chronograph module was developed by Dubois Depraz and is attached to the back of the timekeeping section. The present example is stunning with an F. Borgel case exhibiting beautifully faceted lugs, stepped bezel, and unusual and beautiful serpentine subregister hands placed at the minute and hour counters.
Condition
Dial with small dark spots from age. Hands in excellent condition. Luminous material in the dial appears to be original and has darkened with age. Luminous material in the hands in excellent condition though likely relumed. Case perhaps unpolished and in truly excellent condition. Movement running at time of cataloging. Overall in very good condition.
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