Vintage Swiss Movado Ermeto Pocket/Purse Travel Watch. Manufactured between 1926 and 1985, this unique model won the Grand Prix at the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. The alligator leather rectangular case is made up of two sliding covers enclosing the metal timepiece inside. The face shows numbers for both the hours and 5 second increments. Marked on the metal sides. 

Condition: We cannot guarantee the working condition of any timepiece. 

Size: 3 x 1 1/2 in. 

Compressed: 2 x 1 1/2 in. 

Movado is a luxury American watch brand originally called Ditesheim Fabrications founded in 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Achille Ditesheim. In 1892 his siblings Leopold and Isidore combined their separate businesses with his to create L. A. & I. Ditesheim, Fabricants, one of the first modern factories in the area following the watchmaking crisis of the 1870s. By the early 1900s the company had more than 80 employees and was internationally known for its wide variety of pocket watches, and began to produce wristwatches in 1905, which soon nearly doubled their total workers to meet demand, It was at this time that the company was renamed Movado, which means “Always in motion” in the invented language Esperanto. They became best known for their signature Museum Watch, designed by Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. With heavy Bauhaus influences, the metallic dot at 12 o’clock and minimalist style was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1960, and is still their bestseller. In 1983 the company was purchased by North American Watch Corporation, founded by Gedalio Grinberg. Today Movado Group’s brands include Movado, Concord, EBEL, Olivia Burton, and MVMT, plus licensed brands Coach, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein. Movado previously manufactured other licensed brands and previously distributed Piaget.

We cannot guarantee the working condition of any timepiece. 

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