Movado – Acvatic
Movement: Manual
Gender: Male
Year of production: 1935
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case diameter: 28mm/40mm
Water resistance: Yes
Dial numerals: Arabs
Functions: Seconds at six
Movado (“movement” in Esperanto) was founded by Achille Ditesheim in 1881 in the watch-making town of La Chaux-de-Fonds
The year 1935 saw the introduction of the first Movado water-resistant wristwatch, the ‘Acvatic’. This unusual spelling of the word is derived from the Latin word ‘aqua’ (water) and was first registered as a trademark on 13th February 1936.
Produced in various sizes the Acvatic had a screwed back with a lead gasket and a cork seal for the winding crown. It was developed by the case-making firm of François Borgel of Geneva, which was owned by three brothers called Tauber. They developed many other variously shaped water-resistant cases for Movado during the subsequent decades
Original radium dial and index, 28mm size and 40mm at the loops, seconds hand at six.
