Movado FB case (c. 1950s) Current Collection then pull out to put

then pull out to put it in handset mode)

these watches are large by 1950s standards and so are eminently wearable

How this particular watch escaped this fate is a source of wonder - there are believed to be only a handful in this original state

The 18 carat gold model is rare in any size

Movado FB case (c. 1950s) Current Collection then pull out to putThis is a super Movado manual wind watch, with a case made by the famous firm of Francois Borgel. The case is made of stainless steel with rose gold capped lugs. This is a fairly unusual combination, but rather attractive. Borgel supplied cases to a number of firms in the 1940s and 50s, most notably Pate Philippe. They were specialists in creating waterproof cases with screw down case backs. I believe this watch would originally have had an inner dust