Lt. John Manacke - Movado Watch Gallery
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"Movado (“movement” in Esperanto) was founded by Achille Ditisheim in 1881 in the watch-making town of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
The year 1935 saw the introduction of the first Movado water-resistant wristwatch, the ‘Acvatic’. This unusual spelling of the word is derived from the Latin word ‘aqua’ was first registered as a trademark in 1936.
Produced in various sizes the Acvatic had a screwed back with a lead gasket and a cork seal for the winding crown. It was developed by the case-making firm of François Borgel of Geneva. They developed many other variously shaped water-resistant cases for Movado during the subsequent decades."
1943 Movado Acvatic
Model 14779
John Manecke's Movado is an Acvatic model; based on the 1946 Movado catalog, it is a black-dialed Model 14779. The watch has a 15-jewel Swiss movement, housed in a Francois Borgel case with a gold bezel and a stainless steel back.
The dial features Roman numerals at XII, III, and IX, gold radium-filled baton hands, and a subsidiary second dial.
According to the 1946 catalog, the watch retailed for 135 Swiss Francs -- over $500 in 2024.
http://blog.vintagevixen.com/2014/11/1946-vintage-movado-watch-catalog.html
