{"product_id":"1940s-vintage-14k-yellow-gold-movado-rectangle-silver-breguet-numeral-dial","title":"1940's Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Movado Rectangle - Silver Breguet Numeral Dial","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eShaped watches from the 1940s exude a certain confidence, freed from the conventions of the round case. Their designers treated the wristwatch as a piece of architecture with which they could play with proportion, geometry and the transition between case and strap. This rectangular Movado is an especially compelling expression of that period.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solid 14k yellow-gold case is beautifully constructed, with slanted sides and sculptural hooded lugs that appear to fold over the strap. Its proportions and finishing recall the shaped Patek Philippe watches of the era, without feeling derivative. It's distinctly Movado, at its absolute finest. At 24mm wide and 37mm from lug to lug, it wears larger than a standard Cartier Tank, while maintaining graceful vertical presence, with a still-slim 8.2mm profile allows it to sit elegantly against the wrist. A crisply defined Swiss squirrel hallmark further confirms the quality of the casework. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silvered dial provides the watch with much of its character. Applied, gold-colored Breguet numerals evoke warmth and animation to its surface, their expressive forms balanced by sharp dauphine hands and a rectangular subsidiary-seconds register at six o’clock. The dial has developed an attractive, even patina through oxidation, softening the composition without obscuring its original detail. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an interesting watch from every angle: restrained at first glance, yet full of small architectural flourishes on closer inspection. Even the lugs, which appear to not be particularly engaging from the front or back of the case, when viewed from the side, takes the form of a teardrop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of vintage watch whose price is difficult to reconcile with its quality. A solid-gold shaped case of this complexity, an original Breguet-numeral dial and a respected Swiss movement would command at least double or triple the price were another name printed beneath twelve o'clock. For the collector willing to look beyond the most familiar signatures, it represents an unusually persuasive combination of design, substance and value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSKU# G1114\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Movado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47963509620899,"sku":null,"price":3150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1124\/3171\/files\/DSC03333_939d7cb1-f207-4573-bc01-376b6926f3bb.jpg?v=1785997352","url":"https:\/\/shop.gauthierwatches.com\/products\/1940s-vintage-14k-yellow-gold-movado-rectangle-silver-breguet-numeral-dial","provider":"Gauthier Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}