Today's watch showcases this striking all-original Tiffany & Co. by Movado Calendograph. It is original down to the dial, hands, and winding crown and comes on a new-old-stock vintage Movado strap and buckle. Powered by an in-house Movado movement, it has date, day of the week, and month tracking functions.
Look at its dial... it is untouched with five-colors - just spectacular! And the colorful original hands with nicely toned luminous add even more interest.
This is the steel version of the watch that FDR owned. His reportedly wore his at the Malta and Yalta Conferences in 1945 and in the last months of his life. Photos of FDR's watch are in the listing below (photo from Antiquroum).
The dress style non-waterproof Calendrographs like this one are midsize watches - well-suited for someone who doesn't have a large wrist.
Its dial is mint and its case still retains crisp facets and lines. One of our watchmakers has freshly cleaned and oiled the movement.
It comes fitted with a near new-old-stock vintage Movado band and Movado buckle making it ready for immediate enjoyment.
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.
Movado:
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.
- Manufacturer: Movado
- Country of origin: Switzerland
- Case no.: 00479387
- Year built: c. 1940's
- Model: Ref. 14816
- Functions: Hours, Minutes, Day, Date, Month, Auxiliary Seconds
- Designed for: Men
- Case material: Stainless steel
- Case markings (inside): Movado Factories, Switzerland Fabrication Suisse, Stainless Steel
- Dimensions: 30.7mm diameter (excluding crown), 39.8mm long lug tip-to-tip
- Case condition: Better than near mint with light wear and hairlines. It appears never to have been polished. Its edges and facets are still very nice and crisp.
- Dial: Two-tone silver, signed Tiffany, luminous Arabic indices, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the week, apertures for the days of the week and the months, original, mint condition
- Hands: Original blue steel luminous "diamonds" with red-tipped date hand and red seconds hand
- Movement type: Cal. 470, nickel-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance
- Movement markings: Movado Factories, Swiss, Fifteen Jewels
- Jewels: 15 rubies
- Band: Near new-old-stock vintage Movado calf-skin band and Movado buckle
- Width between lugs: 17mm
- Crystal type: Acrylic, original/vintage excellent condition
- Serviced: Yes, recently cleaned and oiled.
- Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system.
- Warranty: 1-year international warranty. Please email [email protected] 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 experienced team of watchmakers both of whom each have over forty years of experience and a large number of parts.
- Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate
- Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee
