RETAILED BY BEYER ZURICH, CALENDOGRAF MODEL, REF. 14786, CASE NO. A485853, CIRCA 1945

Sometimes, remarkable vintage wristwatches have an immediate ‘wow’ factor, capturing one’s attention with their incredible good looks, outstanding condition, and rarity. This two-tone steel and pink gold Beyer Zürich-signed Movado triple-date calendar with a two-tone silvered dial is one such extraordinary vintage timepiece.

Among the rarest and most exciting vintage watches are those that are double-signed with the prestigious name of one of the great retailers - in this case, the world’s oldest watch retailer, Beyer of Zürich. When offered at auction, double-signed vintage wristwatches consistently generate significant interest from collectors seeking to obtain their favorite models with the added exclusivity of a distinguished retailer’s signature.

The dial of the present watch features a particularly appealing and rare detail found only on the most exclusive vintage Movado timepieces - ruby-set hour indexes. On the present dial, these collet-set indexes are alternated with applied gold Arabic numerals, likely a special order for a prominent Beyer client.

The manual-winding Movado caliber 470 movement, produced from 1938 to 1954, features a Breguet hairspring and was used in the Calendograf, Celestograf, and Chronograf models, designed by Frédéric Piguet.