Vintage Movado Manual-Wind Dress Watch 14K Solid Yellow Gold

Vintage Movado manual-wind dress watch featuring an all-original silver dial with applied gold markers, a 14K solid yellow gold case with rare teardrop lugs, and a fully serviced in-house Caliber 470 movement circa 1945. A premium addition for the discerning enthusiast, this investment-grade timepiece is anchored by a beautifully preserved 14K solid yellow gold case featuring highly coveted, architecturally distinct “fancy” teardrop lugs that command immediate visual authority on the wrist. Unlike generic vintage pieces on the market, this watch boasts a 100% factory-original silver dial preserved with a flawless, even, warm patina that beautifully highlights its applied gold numerals and perfectly balanced small-seconds sub-dial. The solid gold case houses a historically important in-house Movado Caliber 470 manual-wind mechanical movement proudly stamped “Movado Factories, 17 Jewels, Swiss.” Bypassing the hidden, costly pitfalls of unserviced vintage listings, this movement has just undergone a complete, professional mechanical overhaul—disassembled, ultrasonically cleaned, freshly lubricated, and precisely regulated to deliver flawless winding action and accurate timekeeping. Elevated by a freshly fitted, high-grade genuine leather strap in a rich, warm brown color that seamlessly offsets the deep luster of the 14K solid gold architecture, this stunning dress watch arrives completely turnkey, fully functional, and engineered to serve as a cornerstone collection piece.

Approximate Production Date: Based on the production timeline of the in-house Movado Caliber 470 movement (manufactured from 1938 to 1954) and the stylized typography of the dial, this timepiece can be accurately dated to circa 1945–1948. During this post-war golden era, Movado operated as a top-tier Swiss manufacture, engineering these high-grade, 17-jewel manual-wind movements to compete directly with the world’s most elite horological houses.