109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 193
MovadoCollection 1881 Perpetual Calendar
A rare neo-vintage wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and lunar calendar
estimated
5.500—10.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
18 K gold, screwed on back with engraving, fluted caseband, fluted claw lugs.
Dial
Silvered, applied gold Breguet numerals.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.009
Ref.40.B3.881
Cal.ETA 2890-9
Diam.34 mm
Circa1990
Ctry.Switzerland
This complicated timepiece features three subsidiary dials for date, day of the week and month with leap year function as well as a fan-shaped window for the phases of the moon with moon calendar indication.
The launch of the"Collection 1881" at the Basel fair in 1990 celebrated the birth of the company Movado in 1881. The range consisted of several re-issues of their most successful models, which shaped the history of the company. All the model in this range was produced in very limited series only.