Movado 18k Vintage Chronograph - Thoughts?

Flatfoot

But as a consolation prize I did negotiate a deal for this tasty little 95M driven piece, now winging its way to me here in the US from France. Its my first Movado. 18K rose gold 34mm Favre & Perret case, and supposedly dating to the 1940's or 1950's. The Anti-Magnetic text just below the hands leads me to believe that era of production is true. can anyone help me establish a date of production?

Flatfoot

Slique, I'm a big fan of that 36mm 90M you've landed. It is very visually appealing to me, and the condition is superb. the indices and numbers appear to be applied gold-really nice. I'm a sucker for 18K cases as well. Congratulations!

Did anyone here land that pristine 95M with the F Borgel waterproof case that was on eBay, listed from Brazil? I I saw it Monday night, fell in love and was formulating an offer to submit in the morning. Tuesday AM it was gone. You snooze- you lose...

But as a consolation prize I did negotiate a deal for this tasty little 95M driven piece, now winging its way to me here in the US from France. Its my first Movado. 18K rose gold 34mm Favre & Perret case, and supposedly dating to the 1940's or 1950's. The Anti-Magnetic text just below the hands leads me to believe that era of production is true. can anyone help me establish a date of production?

Channeling Slique's comment in the OP: Slippery slope indeed...

CaptainWinsor

If you haven’t seen this it’s worth a look.

http://blog.vintagevixen.com/2014/11/1946-vintage-movado-watch-catalog.html?m=1

allwoundup

Movado made fine watches back in the day. Nice to see the brand getting some recognition here. My first collector watch was Movado Acvatic that had been my dad's....still have it. Here are a few that get wrist time regularly.

Flatfoot

Thanks for that link, CaptainW, Its a great resource. I saw @slique12 's particular watch reference R9026 in that catalog.
Looking forward to seeing your new purchase with the Breguet numbers once it lands.

CaptainWinsor

So here it is. I took a chance on it since the pics were terrible and not much of description. To my surprise it’s 14k gold! and in beautiful condition. Basically stolen at the price I paid.

CaptainWinsor

So here it is. I took a chance on it since the pics were terrible and not much of description. To my surprise it’s 14k gold! and in beautiful condition. Basically stolen at the price I paid.

CajunTiger

I never understood why Movado doesn't receive more attention from collectors. They make some exceptional watches of high quality, especially relative to other brands of similar vintage that get a lot of attention. Some of my earliest pieces were Movado (back when I had no idea what I was doing)...I bought this some 30 years ago. But the "Fat Watch" is my favorites...relatively new finds.