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FS: Movado Kingmatic HS 360 Sub-Sea, high-beat vintage, NOS

I am offering for sale a real highlight for vintage collectors: this Movado Kingmatic HS 360 Sub-Sea in a cushion-shaped case, featuring a beautiful fluted bezel and a high-beat movement with a perfectly gliding seconds hand in unworn NOS (new old stock) condition.

Details:
► Cushion-shaped brushed stainless steel case with a fluted bezel that shimmers beautifully in the light; unworn stock item and therefore in immaculate condition (for the sake of accuracy, I cannot rule out the possibility of the slightest signs of storage)
► Screw-down caseback with all engravings perfectly legible
► Cool silver sunburst dial with applied hour markers, also in top condition and with fully intact lume dots
► Original set of hands with perfect lume material (aged to a sought-after vanilla tone) on all three hands
► Original crown with Movado logo
► Perfect acrylic crystal, original with etched Movado logo in the centre
► High-beat movement (36,000 bph; the ‘HS’ in the model name stands for ‘high speed’) with day and date display (presumably a Movado 405), starts and runs immediately and keeps time with a deviation of approx. 15 seconds per day (measured laid down, service history unknown – but I strongly assume there simply is none), the day and date change correctly and on time
► Head-only with the original curved spring bars and the accompanying hangtag; on request, I can also provide a matching vintage-style leather strap (with a period-appropriate taper from 20 to 14 mm), cf. the last picture

Dimensions:
► Diameter: approx. 36 mm without the crown
► Lug-to-lug: approx. 37 mm
► Height: approx. 10 mm (giving the watch a very elegant look)
► Lug width: 20 mm

Price:
For this collector’s dream right out of a time capsule (watch head only) I am asking EUR 470,- plus international insured shipping according to destination.

And now for the pictures:







The watch is located in Austria (EU) and so am I. I do have plenty of international references from various watch enthusiasts (also known here), so please feel free to ask for them.

Just for the records: I am a private collector and, therefore, the watch comes without any personal guarantee given by me. Nevertheless, I am offering to give a full refund less fully insured shipping expenses in case the piece sold would not be as described by me (within an inspection period of three days and to buyers from within the EU only due to the complex customs procedure in case of an overseas deal).

Thanks for reading and thanks to the Chronotrader platform and its host!

Kind regards,
F.Antl

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