Movado Chronograaf Horloge

Movado  
Chronograaf  
Roestvrij staal  
Jaren '50  
Schakelrad  
17 Jewels 
Mechanisch handopwind  
Uurwerk kal. 95M 
Switzerland    
Ø ± 35 mm

They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but I’ll make an exception for this ‘drop dead’ gorgeous mid-century Movado Chronograph Watch. 
Movado created all their in-house movements, but they sought out another reliable firm Frederic Piguet, for their chronograph movements. Frederic Piguet succeeded in the creation of a module, which consisted of a self-contained chronograph, this could be attached to the existing 90M base movement. Frederic Piguet registered both calibers 90M (two-registers on the dial) and the 95M (three registers on the dial) in 1938-39. Essentially caliber 95M is the 90M but with additional mechanism for the hour register. The use of these chronograph pushers was new, as the lower pusher served as a start and stop, and the upper to reset. Their success was clearly due to the durability of the movements. These workhorses were used in all the Movado chronographs until 1969.

In the 1930s, casemaker François Borgel (FB) patented the cork stem seal and a screw-down case back. These two elements combined made the case much more watertight, eliminating the need for a screw-down crown. François Borgel water-resistant cases were among the best suppliers in Switzerland. The innovation from François Borgel soon became a competitor of the water-resistant Rolex cases with screw-down crowns. 
This case can be referred to as the style ‘38’ or the Taubert with the double stepped bezel, and faceted long lugs. The dial looks clean and crisp, most likely redone at some stage, but if so, it has been done to a very high standard, as it is so refined.
The watch functions work perfectly: winding, start, stop, reset, setting the time, running and keeping accurate time.
The added strap is an olive-green canvas.
It is the time of year when 'the early bird catches the worm', so don’t let him slip through the cracks ツ