In 1899, they racked up six "first-class Official Rating Certificates" for their watches and, in 1900, walked away with the 'Silver Medal' at the Universal demonstration in Paris. As one of the first makers to use electricity and mechanisation, he was far ahead of many other firms who were still using hand techniques.ĭitesheim’s ideas paid off.
By 1897 he was employing 80 staff and running one of the largest workshops in Switzerland. He moved from Alsace to the watchmaking centre of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Jura mountains. The business was founded in 1881 by the Swiss watchmaker Achille Ditesheim. Movado is familiar to collectors, but most know little about the firm’s history. And it’s the watch that started it all - the 1926 Movado Ermeto. But there’s a hidden gem of a watch that pre-dates the GMT by nearly 30 years and has a history every bit as fascinating. If you want a vintage travel watch, the usual suspects would be Rolex’s 1954 GMT Master (first made for PanAm aircrew) or even a dual-movement Sandoz or Delma from the 1970s.
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