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1930s and 1940s Movado dials

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Want to show you my oversized 38mm Movado Ref. 32723 with Cal. 75 (around 1945)

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..and with its Borgel cased sister

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That is a very nice watch
 
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A few more examples from my collection

(1) 35mm with applied breguet numerals (ref 18114)

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(2) 32mm with SS/RG capped borgel case and RG applied breguet numerals. (haven’t opened it to note the ref)

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Well: Japan is the place. The links I posted above will lead you to a treasure trove of similar watches
 
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Well: Japan is the place

And this is an unusually ripe period to buy, due to currency fluctuations.
 
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I usually have tabs for shellman, carese, curious curio, and private eyes open at all times in my browser
 
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Here's another RG/SS example I have. 33mm FB cylinder case. A shame about the damage around the center post (presumably happened during hand removal), but a lovely watch nonetheless.
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Here's another RG/SS example I have. 33mm FB cylinder case. A shame about the damage around the center post (presumably happened during hand removal), but a lovely watch nonetheless.
Neat piece. I assume that this one is gold-capped? I wonder if the time-only one has solid gold lugs?
 
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Both watches have pink gold capped lugs. This one also has a pink gold bezel with a single step
 
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Both watches have pink gold capped lugs. This one also has a pink gold bezel with a single step
Ah, okay, thank you.
 
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Posting this example for posterity. 22 mm 18K gold case with black Arabic numerals (1-12) on the wide bezel. Small dial has faded red numerals from 13-24. "21" marker at 12 o'clock. Seller in France. Price 1200 EUR OBO.

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Maybe @Tony C. or @Modest_Proposal have seen something similar before?

I saw one similar one years ago, and did bid conservatively on the subject watch. A very cool and rare example, I would say.

I'll check my Movado book to see if there are any similar examples shown.
 
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