Vintage Movado Calendograph, Triple Calendar, Borgel Case, Ref. 14819 from 1950's

The Movado Calendograph was introduced in the early 1940s as part of the golden era of complicated wristwatches, when manufacturers began miniaturizing traditional pocket watch functions into elegant wrist-worn formats. This example is reference 14819, housed in a 33mm Borgel stainless steel case, and is powered by the Movado Calibre 470, a manually wound movement developed in-house by Movado.

The dial features a classic triple calendar layout with day and month windows at 9 and 3 o’clock, respectively, and a central red-tipped date hand pointing to a peripheral date track in blue and red. Dauphine hands, applied Arabic numerals, and a clean cream-toned dial give the watch an understated, functional elegance. A small pusher at 4 o’clock is used to quick-set the date.

CASE:

• well-preserved Borgel FB (Francois Borgel) stainless steel case

• 3-piece construction with snap-on back and inner dust cover

• 33 mm (without crown) 

• Signed inside caseback: “Movado Factories Switzerland, FB Patent”

• Serial: A481344 / Ref: 14819

• Borgel cases are prized for their early water-resistant designs and robust construction, with François Borgel having developed some of the first hermetically sealed cases used by brands like Patek Philippe and Rolex in the early 20th century.

MOVEMENT:

• Movado Cal. 470

• 17 jewels, manual wind

• in-house triple calendar movement

• clean and functioning, calendar functions correctly actuated via pushers

• professionally serviced 

DIAL:

• original, untouched silver/cream dial with printed minute and date track

• blue and red peripheral date track, with red-tipped central hand

• applied numerals and dauphine hands in good condition

• windows at 9 and 3 display day (Mon) and month (Oct)

• minimal patina, even aging, attractive and fully legible