Gents 1950s Curwal Wrist Watch by Callado

Gents 1950s Curwal wrist watch.

The watch has a Swiss 15 jewel movement which is working nicely.

The watch is a good size at 36mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case has a plated bezel, an alloy centre section and a stainless steel back, a combination often seen in watches from the second half of the 1940s onwards. The case is in good condition, just some scratching to the case back where it has been removed in the past.

The lens is in good condition.

The dial is signed Curwal, Ancre 15 Rubis, Suisse. Curwal was a name registered by Valeriano Contreras Callado of Tetouan in Morocco in 1946. Callado would have bought the movement in from Switzerland, in this case from Felsa, finished it and cased it in readiness for onward wholesale.

The dial has a little marking but overall very acceptable. Some fairly light marking to the hands.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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