Pre-Owned
Movado Watches

Movado Yellow Gold 'Calatrava'

40992834/AS11558 33 mm
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Movado Watches Movado Yellow Gold 'Calatrava' - (Ref. 40992834/AS11558) Product Details

Overall Condition: Good condition overall. Case shows signs of wear and previous light polishing. Hallmark still visible on lug underside. Dial shows wear throughout.

Many watch brands suffer from their modern image being at odds with their historic identity.

Movado is one of the clearest examples. It isn’t what it used to be, and that’s genuinely a shame, because once upon a time, the brand produced some of the cleanest, most elegant timepieces on the market. Movado was not a “mall watch” name. It was a serious mid-century player, stocked by some of the most prestigious retailers in the world, including Tiffany & Co., and even Cartier.

This vintage Movado Calatrava-style dress watch is a perfect representation of that once-legendary presence. It captures the same restrained, classical language that defined the era’s best Swiss time-only pieces, and it does so with a level of charm that feels increasingly rare today. The dial is a simple satin champagne tone, elevated by elegant Breguet numerals, and a perfectly placed sub-seconds register at six o’clock. The hands are clean, stick hour and minute hands, keeping the overall look sharp, minimal, and quietly confident.

The case is rendered in yellow gold, sized with that ideal mid-century balance: refined, but not dainty. Flip it over, and you’ll find an additional detail that makes the watch feel personal rather than generic, a charming engraving on the caseback reading “HJL.” It’s a reminder that the best vintage watches were not bought for flexing. They were bought to be worn, lived in, and remembered.

Inside, this piece is powered by a manual winding movement, making it wrist-ready for everyday use without compromising its vintage character.

The truth is, vintage Movado remains somewhat esoteric. There’s a small but growing group of collectors digging into the deep well of undervalued, beautifully made watches from the brand. Pieces like this, especially with its mid-century classical styling, won’t stay under the radar forever.

General

Condition

Pre-owned

Brand

Movado Watches

Reference

40992834/AS11558

Year

1940s

Family

Calatrava

Product Code

40992834

Watch Display

Analog

Case

Case Size

33 mm

Case Material

Yellow Gold

Lug Width

18 mm

Dial

Dial Color

Champagne

Movement

Type

Manual-winding

Bracelet

Bracelet Material

Leather

102

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2000+

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