Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13189 in Watches
• Brand: Movado
• Model: 0604459
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: deployment-clasp-with-push-button
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: swiss-quartz
• Water-resistant to 99 feet

Features

• Precise Swiss-Quartz movement
• Sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 26 mm
• Stainless-steel case; Black dial
• Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
A sleek, updated version of Movado's signature Museum dial watch, this sporty women's watch features a round black dial with silver tone hands and a single dot marker at the twelve o'clock position. This is the minimalist look made famous for Movado by American designer Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. Horwitt intended his design to be evocative of a sun dial, with the dot representing the sun at high noon. The dial is set in a contoured bezel of brushed and polished stainless steel accented at the corners with Movado's signature concave dot. It presents on a brushed stainless steel bracelet-style band with concave dots on alternating links. The band fastens with a deployment-clasp-with-push-button. This watch features a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and Swiss quartz movement. Water-resistant to 99 feet, it can be worn while swimming or poolside diving, but it should not be worn while scuba diving.

About Movado
Movado, one of the most celebrated watch brands in the world, traces its origins to the small village of La Chaux-de-faunds, Switzerland where, in 1881, a young watchmaker named Achille Ditesheim hired six assistants and opened a small workshop. He called his company Movado, a word which means, roughly, "always in motion." The company grew and prospered, evolving from a small pocketwatch manufacturer into a leading innovator and designer of precision wristwatches. Throughout its history, Movado has maintained its place at the pinnacle of innovation and excellence in design, craftsmanship and technology. Movado watches are crafted by highly-skilled watchmakers to meet the exacting standards of Swiss time technology. They are accurate to within seconds a year. All Movado watches are sealed and protected against water, moisture and dust, and individually tested to meet strict international standards of quality. A long-time dedicated supporter of the arts, Movado has, itself, been the recipient of over 200 international awards. Movado watches can now be found in the permanent collections of over 20 museums worldwide.

S.E. Collection

Sports elegance in solid or two-tone stainless steel or stainless steel with titanium. Bracelet and bezel are distinguished by the iconic Movado dot motif. Legendary Museum dial. Women's available with diamonds. Swiss quartz movement. Sapphire crystal. Water resistant to 3 atm.

The Movado Story
The art of Movado is the art of design. Since its founding in 1881 by 19-year old entrepreneur Achille Ditesheim in the village of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Movado has achieved a legacy of design innovation, earning more than 100 patents and 200 international awards for artistry and innovation in watch design and time technology.

Movado, meaning "always in motion" in the international language of Esperanto, is the hallmark of some of the most famous timepieces ever created: the 1912 Polyplan, its revolutionary, patented movement constructed on three planes to fit a case curved to follow the wrist…the WWI Soldier’s Watch with its elegant, protective grill…the 1927 Ermeto, a capsule-shaped pocket watch wound by the sliding motion of its case…the innovative 1950’s Kingmatic series of rotor-driven automatics…the Movado Artist’s Series by luminaries of the fine art world…and the Movado Museum® Watch with its legendary dial.

Defined by a single dot at 12 representing the sun at high noon, the Museum Watch dial is regarded as an icon of Modernism. It was designed by Bauhaus-influenced artist Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. When Horwitt’s dial was selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1960, it was the first watch dial ever awarded this distinction. The name "Museum Watch" derives from this recognition. Today, Movado watches are in prominent museums worldwide, and this legendary dial distinguishes an entire collection of singular timepieces.

The Movado Boutiques extend the Movado brand philosophy of design innovation beyond watches to a range of products for modern living. Exclusive offerings include the proprietary and patented 114-facet Movado Diamond™ jewelry collection, Movado’s own modern 18K gold, diamond, sterling silver and gemstone jewelry, signature pens and personal accessories, Movado clocks and fine Swiss watches. Selections are highlighted in our seasonal catalogs. There are currently more than 25 upscale Movado Boutique stores in major markets across the United States.

Excellence in design. A dedication to Swiss craftsmanship. The quest for technological innovation. The Movado philosophy remains as valid as it was in 1881. Swiss made and water resistant, all Movado watches are distinguished by a legacy of design innovation and dedication to the future of time. Discover the complete collection today.

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Customer Reviews

Style and taste
Movado watches cover the upper middle class of wrist watches ranging in price from a couple hundered dollars to around $5k. To my knowledge, all Movado watches come with a Sapphire Crystal. Sapphire Crystals on watches are generally of a synthetic type or a combination of mineral and synthetic. The benefit of a Sapphire Crystal is its relative hardness in comparison to glass or plexiglass crystals on other watches making it more resistant to scratching but more apt to shatter on impact (I've never cracked or shattered one even though I've bumped it into a handrail or two on accident). On the Mohs scale, the scale to which minerals are measured by hardness, sapphire registers a 9 with 10 being the maximum rating held by the diamond. It is near impossible to scratch a Sapphire Crystal, but it still can be done by a diamond or by other materials composed of silicon carbide sometimes used in simulated stone surfaces in walls or furnature.

The Movado SE (sports edition) watches have a nice heft to them and are very well styled. I preferred the blue colored face over all the other variants but do also like the pearl face with almost the same vigor. Its all a matter of personal taste as well as dependant on your intended use with other things like certain colors of clothing etc.. but we'll leave wardrobe to those who know something about clothes.

The band and tank are Stainless Steel with the clasp of the band being two buttons that face opposite directions that need to be pushed in to release the locking mechanism. I have noticed with a little wear that the band will release with somewhat of a forceful impact to it.

Visually and to physical touch, Movado watches are of very high quality and have a very distinct appearance due to the standard 12 o'clock disc on nearly every model.

I own 3 Movado's the oldest being the Museum Sapphire which was purchased in 1995. It is the only one I have had a problem with. The drawback of Movado watches is that many jewelers will not replace the battery in them due to the fact that some of them require special tools to disassemble. I recently took my SE in for a battery replacement and the salesperson who helped me said it had to be sent in, but the jeweler in the back was able to replace the battery on site. The Museum Sapphire I have needed to be sent in, possibly because it is a very thin watch with a complicated backing. I was notified by Movado that the movement had seized and needed to be replaced, I also requested that they replace the band due to the fact all the black coloring on the bottom had worn off. Since it was 3 years at the time and out of warranty, I had to four hundered dollars to have my watch fixed.

My biggest complaints about Movado watches are warranty, 1 year manufacturers warranty only when Rolex, Cartier, Tag Heuer etc seem to all offer 2 years and that you are often required to send it in to get a mere battery replacement.

A tip from a long time Movado owner, be careful with the watch. Though it is a decent quality watch, it tends to show wear quickly if abused. The Movado SE leaves many people staring and offering compliments, it is a very attractive watch with unique styling that is copied by many cheaper watch makers. All Movado watches should be sent in to be lubricated every 3 to 5 years to keep them in good working order.

great watch, worth the price
This is a sleek and stylish watch that is sporty, yet formal at the same time. The uniform "discs" flow from the 12 oclock positon throughout the band, then frame the face. My wife likes this because it just goes with everything. Check this out, great price, great watch. I have yet to purchase the men's version of this, but am planning on doing so in the future

Dead Battery
The watch was received promptly and in good shape. However the battery was dead and i had to take it to a jewelery store to get it replaced.