{"product_id":"movado-borgel-case-in-stainless-steel","title":"Movado Sport \"Borgel Case\" in stainless steel","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovado Sport \"Borgel Case\" in stainless steel — 33mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Borgel case system — patented by François Borgel in Geneva in 1891 — was one of the earliest serious attempts to make a wristwatch water and dust resistant. The movement screws directly into the case from the back, eliminating the joint between case and caseback entirely and creating a sealed unit of remarkable integrity for its era. Watches built on this system are immediately recognisable by their distinctive profile: smooth, continuous sides with no visible case-back seam, and a crown that threads into the case band rather than sitting conventionally. For a 1930s or 1940s sport watch, it was genuine engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis Movado Sport wears that construction with the honest character of a tool watch that has lived a full life. The cream dial has transformed over decades into a warm, mottled golden surface — uneven, textured, entirely original — with bold Arabic numerals in black that retain their legibility against the aged background. The small seconds subdial at 6 o'clock carries its own fine guilloché texture, a period detail visible through the patina. The \"Movado Sport\" signature sits cleanly above centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt 33mm, the Borgel case has a presence that exceeds its measurement — the smooth, uninterrupted case sides giving it a solidity that conventional snap-back cases of the same diameter cannot match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA Movado Sport in Borgel configuration, with a dial this characterful, is a find worth pausing over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sabiwatches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58200044437768,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/3477\/8632\/files\/1375_Movado_Borgel.jpg?v=1784124571","url":"https:\/\/sabiwatches.com\/fr\/products\/movado-borgel-case-in-stainless-steel","provider":"Sabiwatches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}