Achille Ditesheim was 19 years old when he founded Movado in 1881, in the village of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The young entrepreneur’s dream was to cultivate a watch brand that was bold, timeless and inspired. As Movado’s technical expertise grew, the company achieved its first milestone: the 1912 Polyplan. One of the most famous Movado watches, the 1912 Polyplan features a revolutionary, patented movement built on three planes to fit a curved, ergonomic case. What followed was a series of timepieces that would make the brand a household name, including the celebrated Movado Museum watch with its legendary single-dot dial, the first watch dial ever to be selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Movado, Sports Edition, Women's Watch, Stainless Steel and Gold Plated Case, Stainless Steel Gold Plated Bracelet, Battery Powered Quartz Movement, 0604485 The Movado S.E. Collection is pure sports elegance in brushed and polished stainless steel. The bracelet and bezel of the Movado S.E. are distinguished by the iconic Movado dot motif, and the faces of these beautiful timepieces feature the legendary Movado Museum dial in black, blue or silver. Defined by a single dot at 12 representing the sun at high noon, the museum 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. Also available with diamonds in the ladies model, the Movado S.E. is driven by precision Swiss-quartz movement and protected by scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.