{"product_id":"1930s-vintage-yellow-gold-filled-movado-silver-dial-with-breguet-numerals","title":"1930's Vintage Yellow Gold Filled Movado - Silver Dial with Breguet Numerals","description":"\u003cp\u003eFounded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1881, Movado established itself through a thoughtful combination of mechanical ingenuity and distinctive design. From the unconventional, three-plane Polyplan movement to the ingenious Ermeto, its early history reveals a maker willing to approach familiar problems differently. The appeal of its vintage watches often lies in precisely this balance between elegance and invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1930s example rewards a closer look, particularly for its early center sweep-seconds display. Today, a centrally mounted running seconds hand is easily taken for granted. During this period, however, it was a configuration of genuine technical interest, found in Movado’s production as well as unusual versions of Patek Philippe’s reference 96, which employed specially adapted movements to achieve the display. Bringing the seconds to the center also changes the character of a watch: rather than confining motion to a small subsidiary register, it allows the passage of time to animate the entire dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original silver dial has mellowed to a warm, creamy tone, providing an attractive setting for its gold-toned Breguet-style numerals. Their curling forms are evocative of the Breguet-numeral variations of Patek Philippe’s reference 96, sharing that particularly appealing contrast between expressive typography and an otherwise restrained composition. Here, all twelve numerals remain uninterrupted, framed by a finely divided outer track. Slender, pointed hour and minute hands preserve the lightness of the design, while the seconds hand’s red arrow tip introduces a small, unexpected accent of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 14K yellow gold-filled case measures 29mm across, with a 36mm lug-to-lug length and an 8mm thickness. Its narrow bezel and tapered lugs give the dial room to breathe, creating an elegant silhouette whose appeal rests on proportion rather than size. The warmth of the case complements the dial’s patination, while visible surface wear lends the watch an appropriately lived-in character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowered by a fully serviced, 15-jewel manual-winding Movado movement, the watch is paired with a brown Gauthier leather strap handmade in Italy. It is a compelling choice for the collector drawn to the elegance of early Calatrava-style watches, but equally rewarding on its own terms: graceful numerals, compact proportions, and a red-tipped seconds hand that gives an otherwise formal watch a personality all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSKU# G1137\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Movado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67678694736035,"sku":"G1137","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1124\/3171\/files\/DSC03794.jpg?v=1791950951","url":"https:\/\/shop.gauthierwatches.com\/products\/1930s-vintage-yellow-gold-filled-movado-silver-dial-with-breguet-numerals","provider":"Gauthier Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}