Movado Kingmatic in 14K YG with Ref 4295 and caliber 395
BRAND: |
MOVADO |
MODEL: |
KINGMATIC |
YEAR: |
1960’S |
MATERIAL: |
14K YELLOW GOLD |
SIZE – DIAMETER EXCLUDING WINDING CROWN: |
27.50MM |
SIZE – LENGTH INCLUDING LUGS: |
34MM |
CONDITION: |
GOOD |
BOX: | NO |
PAPER: | NO |
PRICE: |
SOLD |
Movado Kingmatic in 14K YG with Ref 4295 and caliber 395
Movado Kingmatic with reference 4295 with square light gray dial and gold baton for each hour. At 6 o’clock is engraved Kingmatic. The hands are in gold with baton style. The gold crown comes with the Movado logo. The case is in 14K yellow gold with engraved outside “14KT Gold – 28 jewels” and inside “USA Movado – 14K Gold – 4295 -100”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber 395 and 28 jewels. The watch has a black leather strap. Width between lugs is 17mm
History
Movado was founded in 1881 in La Chaux de Fonds by Achille Ditesheim in making pocket watch. The success is eminent and his two brothers Leopold and Isidore joined the Co. named “L.A.I. Ditesheim” at that time. It offered a large variety of products including ladies wristwatches, pendant to name a few. The name of “Movado” came in 1903 discovered in an Esperanto dictionary and meaning “Always in motion”. Its first movement “Polyplan” came in 1912 but it is also the year the Co. presents their chronographs. In 1914, came the first wristwatch for the soldiers. In 1926 came the “Ermeto”. 1939, comes the M90 movement, then the M95 without forgetting the caliber 478. In 1939 came this prototype in the spirit of the Reverso, a piece of art. 1947, Nathan George Horwitt created a blank dial distinguished only by a gold dot at 12 o’clock. This design entered into the permanent collection of the NY Museum of Modern Art in 1956. In 1969, Movado merged with Zenith. In 1984, Movado passed into the ownership of the North American Watch Corp. Today, the leading line continues to be the “Museum” model.
Technical details
Automatic movement with caliber 395 with 28 jewels, 21,600 A/h and 47 hours of power reserve. The movement was produced from 1962 to 1967
Measurements
Diameter excluding winding crown: 27.50mm
Length including lugs: 38mm