Movado Sub Sea Chronograph with M95 Movement and Tropical Dial

Case: stainless steel, polished and brushed, screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band

Dial: tropical orange dial, luminous baton numerals, outer minute divisions, luminous hands, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 60 minute register, and 12 hour register.

Movement: Caliver 95 M, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Case Nr. A101XXX

Diameter: 35mm Thickness: 13mm

Circa 1950s

More about Movado:

Founded in 1881, Movado became known for manufacturing fine movements from start to finish. This was unusual, as most brands sourced movements and then made modifications to fit their models and designs. From the 1930s through the 1960s, Movado chronographs used the legendary manual calibers 90M and 95M.  The present watch features the 95M caliber, which is unusual because it starts and stops the chronograph function with the bottom pusher and resets with the top pusher.

Preserved in remarkable condition, the present example is perfect for the vintage chronograph collector. Such specimens - with a highly sought-after tropical dial that highlights the matching luminous numerals and hands, and crisp case with sharp lug facets - do not surface often.