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A Movado Worth Talking About.
Before Movado became the brand behind a million department store displays, they were quietly crafting watches that could run with the very best. Case in point: this 1940s Triple Calendar in stainless steel, a near-mint example of what happens when design, engineering, and a little old-world humility collide.
Sized at a sweet 33mm, it wears with just enough presence without making you look like you’re trying too hard (a valuable thing in the era of dinner-plate watches). The dial is a masterclass in organized chaos: day, date, month, and small seconds all play nicely together without stepping on each other’s toes. That’s rare. Usually, complications get greedy and start hogging the stage. Here, it feels like a perfectly cast ensemble.
Speaking of the date, notice how it arcs along the outer edge in a neat circle. Not only does it leave the center clean for the essentials, but it gives you a real-time sense of where you are in the month. An underrated feature if you’re the type to lose track of when rent's due. The blue numerals for the date are a sharp contrast against the cream dial—small detail, big payoff.
The Breguet-style gold numerals are worth a spotlight of their own. Catch the light just right, and they practically glow, giving the whole piece a quiet, confident sparkle. The dauphine hands bring an elegant precision to the dial, while the acrylic crystal adds a soft, vintage warmth that sapphire just can’t fake.
Inside beats a manually-wound movement because, let’s be honest, it’s a lot more satisfying to wind a watch with history than just shaking your wrist and hoping for the best. And about that movement—Movado was using in-house calibers back then, not off-the-shelf solutions. They were playing in the same league as Patek, Vacheron, and Audemars, even if history gave them less of a spotlight.
Vintage Movado is still one of the best-kept secrets in watch collecting. And this Triple Calendar? It’s one of the best ways to get in on the secret without feeling like you bought a secret you have to explain.
In short: clean design, rare complication, excellent condition. A slice of 1940s Swiss watchmaking, before branding budgets mattered more than craft.
This watch is in near mint condition.
The unpolished case is in pristine and sharp condition. There is a small line on the bezel barely noticeable.
The dial, crystal and hands are immaculate.
The leather strap is new with a minor scuff.
This watch has seen little to no wear time in its past life.
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