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Movado Triple Calendar (Ref. 14823), 1940s

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Movado (maker)
Date
1940s
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Wristwatch
Stock no.
MOVDO14823
Credit line
Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (MOVDO14823)
Catalogue title (original)
1940s Movado Triple Calendar (Ref. 14823) (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number MOVDO14823), this is a wristwatch by Movado, made in Switzerland, dated 1940s. The Atlas places it in the Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking period (1900 – 1945) of its Wristwatches collection. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Craft & Tailored

Movado may just be the perfect example of the joy of vintage watches in relation to their modern counterparts. In the mid-century, Movado competed with the likes of Rolex and Patek Philippe for design accolades and dollars, establishing themselves as a premium manufacturer. One whose influence is still very much felt today. This deceptively intricate 1940s triple calendar is a prime piece of that history, one that effortlessly combines the aesthetics of a field watch with the functionality of tracking the day, date, and month. It's a conversation piece and a time capsule in one incredibly handsome package. Stock # MOVDO14823 Brand Movado Style Triple Calendar Model 14823 Serial 47XXXX Size Men's Material Stainless steel Dial White "Aged" Millimeters 34 Bracelet 2pc Alligator Leather Strap CASE & BRACELET The stainless steel case is stunning featuring triangular, art deco-style lugs that add to the watch's overall size. The case has been polished in the past but the complex geometry remains intact. The unsigned crown is believed to remain original to the watch. The case back is crisp and clean. The watch will come supplied on a 2pc handmade leather strap. DIAL & HANDS The original dial has aged to a warm hue and features radium lumed Arabic numerals for the hour markers. The lume on the dial features a dark tan color, under U.V. light inspection only nominal degradation is present in a few lume plots. The outside of the dial features the date markers, with the day and month calendar wheels sitting at 9 and 3 o'clock, respectively. The radium lume hour and minute hands have been professionally restored to match the lume on the dial, and a red sweep seconds hand adds a pop of color. ACCESSORIES

Historical context

Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking (1900 – 1945)

The wristwatch displaces the pocket watch; waterproof cases, self-winding and grand complications.

The wristwatch overtook the pocket watch. Military use in the First World War, aviation, water-resistant cases (1926), automatic winding (1923–31), rectangular Art Deco designs and early chronographs and calendars defined the period.

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Atlas type guide

Calendar, moon-phase and perpetual calendar watches

Calendar complications range from a simple date to the perpetual calendar, which automatically allows for months of different lengths and leap years until 2100. Pocket watches with perpetual calendars were made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; Patek Philippe made the first perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1925, and series production followed in 1941. The annual calendar (Patek Philippe, 1996) needs correction only once a year.

Moon-phase displays use a disc with two moons and 59 teeth advanced daily, approximating the 29.5-day lunation; more precise trains reduce the error to one day in over a century.

What to look for

  • Apertures or subsidiary dials for day, date, month and leap year.
  • Moon disc under a 'bosom' shaped aperture.
  • Recessed correctors on the case band for setting the calendar.

Dating clues

  • Triple-date wristwatches: popular c. 1940–1955.
  • Perpetual calendar wristwatches: from 1925 (unique) and 1941 (series).

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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