This is the watch that has been on my Bio
picture. I wrote the following report on it for a class I had taken. Sadly,
this watch was one of the many that where stolen in a robbery at our store in
August of 2012. I don’t have any of the before pictures from when I originally
got the watch, but I can assure you it was in a sad state. It was not running,
the crystal was broken and the dial was compacted with grime, but I thought it
had potential.
The Case
This Watch
is in a Stainless steel round case with Tortue lugs. It is designed to be water
resistant with a lead gasket and a cork seal for the winding crown. It is 37 mm
from lug end to lug end and 27mm without the crown. It has a decagonal screw
back cover on the inside of which you will find the markings for Movado
Stainless Steel, as well as the serial number (0159100) and the model number
(11730). It also contains the hallmark of Borgel Fois (FB with a key below it),
which was still used by Taubert & Fils who had taken over the company.
The Dial
The Dial on
this watch is signed “Movado” under the 12. It is a white painted dial with a
gold chapter ring with marks that denote the seconds. Outside of the chapter
ring in the 6 o’clock position is the word “Switzerland”. Inside the chapter
ring is a dark blue circle outlined in gold that contains the numbers (1 thru
12), which are also in gold outlining. Inside of that and above the 6 is the
word “non-magnetic”. The hands are upright line style with luminescence inside
of them and a long seconds hand.
The Movement
The movement, a Movado 150MN, is a manual wind
with 15 jewels and contains a Breguet hairspring. It has a power reserve of
approximately 43 hours. It has the word “Movado” engraved above the crown wheel
and “fifteen jewels” on the plate.
The Maker
Movado,
Founded 1881, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Achille Ditesheim. In 1935
the company introduced its first water resistant watch the “Acvatic” (a name
derived from the Latin word for water.)
The Condition
This
watch is in good running order. The case back has some scratches ranging from
light to deep. As for the Dial the chapter ring is faded and the hour markers
are dirty. The dial appears to have been cleaned. Also the crown is not
original. I would say this watch is in fair condition
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