Another interesting variant of Caravelle's military-style dress watches, this example pairs the familiar 24-hour inner track with a crisp white-silver dial and gold-toned baton markers. The polished blue-silver sweep seconds adds a nice contrast to the otherwise warm gold-tone presentation.
Measuring 33.4mm across, 40.9mm lug-to-lug, and only 10.4mm thick, this is the slimmest and perhaps most elegant of the three examples, sitting particularly nicely on the wrist. The gold-plated case is paired with a classic brown French calf leather strap that suits the understated dress-watch character.
Inside is the Caravelle Cal. 11DP, a 17-jewel manual-wind movement based on Citizen's 0241 architecture and produced in Japan. The movement carries the M9 date code, dating it to 1969 and placing this example at the beginning of the 1970s-era Caravelle design language.
The case and caseback are from a different Swiss manufacturer, making this another interesting example of a watch assembled from period components. Rather than detracting from its appeal, the combination gives it an unusual place within the broader Caravelle story and makes for a particularly distinctive vintage watch.
A charming late-1960s Caravelle with a military-inspired dial, slim gold-tone case and an exact 1969 movement date code.
Another interesting variant of Caravelle's military-style dress watches, this example pairs the familiar 24-hour inner track with a crisp white-silver dial and gold-toned baton markers. The polished blue-silver sweep seconds adds a nice contrast to the otherwise warm gold-tone presentation.
Measuring 33.4mm across, 40.9mm lug-to-lug, and only 10.4mm thick, this is the slimmest and perhaps most elegant of the three examples, sitting particularly nicely on the wrist. The gold-plated case is paired with a classic brown French calf leather strap that suits the understated dress-watch character.
Inside is the Caravelle Cal. 11DP, a 17-jewel manual-wind movement based on Citizen's 0241 architecture and produced in Japan. The movement carries the M9 date code, dating it to 1969 and placing this example at the beginning of the 1970s-era Caravelle design language.
The case and caseback are from a different Swiss manufacturer, making this another interesting example of a watch assembled from period components. Rather than detracting from its appeal, the combination gives it an unusual place within the broader Caravelle story and makes for a particularly distinctive vintage watch.
A charming late-1960s Caravelle with a military-inspired dial, slim gold-tone case and an exact 1969 movement date code.