Movado - asking informations

Jura · Mar 31, 2023

Hello, I hope someone can help me and describe this Movado watch of mine (which movement, year of manufacture...). Thank you

gatorcpa · Mar 31, 2023

Getting information on vintage Movado is not an easy task. The current company is pretty much useless when it comes to non-quartz watches.

There is only one source I know of to assist with old Movados:

https://movadolookup.wordpress.com/

You are going to need the inside of the caseback, which will contain the case reference and elements of a serial number. A table will match the caliber to the reference. A separate table has information on dates for each movement caliber.

An inexact science at best, but it is all we have.
gatorcpa

Radiumpassion · Mar 31, 2023

Cal. 75 stamped under the balance. Lots of DNA on the case.

Mark020 · Mar 31, 2023

Nice one. What size is it? As stated above dating Movado's is not easy but based on the design I'd say around 1940. Dial is in very good condition and the good thing about cal 75 is that they are abundant

gatorcpa · Mar 31, 2023

Radiumpassion
Cal. 75 stamped under the balance.

Table 2, Page 1 shows that cal. 75 was produced from about 1930 to 1960. Like I said, an inexact science. Based on the style, I would say more like mid-1940’s.
gatorcpa

Jura · Mar 31, 2023

Thank you all for your efforts and comments. Considering that I have reliable information from my family that the watch was bought by my grandmother in Zagreb, Croatia at the beginning of 1941, this significantly shortens the period in which the watch was produced.

Mark020 · Mar 31, 2023

What about the size 😎

gatorcpa · Mar 31, 2023

Information on Movado Cal. 75 from Ranfft:

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Movado_75

More or less consistent with my other source above.
gatorcpa

Jura · Apr 11, 2023

Mark020
What about the size 😎

Hello, sorry it took so long. Here are a couple of additional photos, which will bring some useful information, I believe. If any new conclusions can be drawn based on the mentioned photos, please let me know. Thank you very much.

Mark020 · Apr 11, 2023

So 31.5mm case. Bit on the small side unfortunately

Jura · Apr 11, 2023

Mark020
So 31.5mm case. Bit on the small side unfortunately

Could you please explain a little more precisely what that means? I don't know much about watches, so I would be grateful if you could explain it to me. Thank you very much.

Mark020 · Apr 11, 2023

I think most men like to wear a watch with a case size of 35-40mm

Jura · Apr 11, 2023

Mark020
I think most men like to wear a watch with a case size of 35-40mm

That is correct. That is why, as I wrote before, that watch was bought in 1941 by my grandmother. A women's watch, unisex or at that time maybe also a men's watch for men with smaller wrists, of which there were certainly more 80 years ago than today. In any case, that watch is too small for most men today 😀

Jura · Apr 11, 2023

gatorcpa
Getting information on vintage Movado is not an easy task. The current company is pretty much useless when it comes to non-quartz watches.

There is only one source I know of to assist with old Movados:

https://movadolookup.wordpress.com/

You are going to need the inside of the caseback, which will contain the case reference and elements of a serial number. A table will match the caliber to the reference. A separate table has information on dates for each movement caliber.

An inexact science at best, but it is all we have.
gatorcpa

Hello, could you explain the numbers in the picture? Thank you

Tony C. · Apr 11, 2023

While it was made for men originally, the small size by today's standards is just one of the issues with the watch that degrade its value. Unfortunately, "Fond Acier Inoxydable" means that the back of the case is made of stainless steel, but the upper case is chrome-plated, which is far less durable, and far less attractive to collectors. Also, the missing luminous material in the hands is also a negative.

The numbers are serial and possibly model reference numbers. The watch likely dates to the 1940s.

Mark020 · Apr 11, 2023

Serial is the one starting with 0. Reference is 32756

gatorcpa · Apr 11, 2023

Jura
Hello, could you explain the numbers in the picture? Thank you

The number on the bottom is the reference number.

The first digit is “3”, which means the case is not steel, but chrome plated. “2756” is the style number, which, per the table on page 2 of part 1, corresponds to caliber 75, as we thought.

We’ve already estimated the production date of the movement to be between 1930 and 1960.
gatorcpa

pdxleaf · Apr 11, 2023

1941 seems reasonable.

The extra wide art deco font for the numerals seems to me to point to pre-1950's.

The lug shape looks similar to what they used in the Sport and Astronic.

Here's some similar models with mixed components: