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Movado. An extremely fine and rare platinum chronograph wristwatch with Breguet numerals and unusual flexible lugs
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Movado. An extremely fine and rare platinum chronograph wristwatch with Breguet numerals and unusual flexible lugs

SIGNED MOVADO, NON-MAGNETIC, REF. 9798, CASE NO. 019025, MANUFACTURED IN 1938

Closed12 May 2008

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Movado. An extremely fine and rare platinum chronograph wristwatch with Breguet numerals and unusual flexible lugs
Signed Movado, Non-Magnetic, ref. 9798, case no. 019025, manufactured in 1938
Cal. CML 90 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the silvered matte dial with applied Breguet numerals, blued steel hands, outer railway five minute divisions and blue tachymetre scale, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hour registers, the circular case with unusual flexible lugs, snap on back, two rectangular-shaped chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
31 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Particularly popular from the turn of the 19th century until the 1930s, platinum dominated the world of jewelery until its triumphal procession came to an abrupt halt during World War II: it was declared strategic material and banned from all non-military use.

As a result, the present watch is one of the exceedingly few chronograph wristwatches made by any of the world's renowned watch manufacturers during this period. The rarity of this fine collector's watch is further enhanced by the charismatic dial featuring the highly popular Breguet numerals, unusual case design and very good overall condition.