Movado Calendoplan Chronograph Watch (3650005)

Calendoplan is printed under the brand name on the dial, and the layout explains the name: a day-of-the-week arc on the left, a date window on the right, and a chronograph running across both. Two white registers on a black dial do the rest. Case and Wrist Presence Polished stainless steel, round, with a thin bezel and lugs that curve down and taper to meet the strap. Two round chronograph pushers flank the fluted crown on the right flank, spaced well apart so you can find them without looking. The case sides are plain and unbroken, which keeps a busy dial from turning into a busy watch. Dial and Legibility Matte black with applied triangular hour markers, polished on their faces, and long faceted hands filled to match. A fine minute track runs around the outer edge. The two chronograph registers are white with black printing – one at three counting to sixty in twenty-minute steps, one at six running to thirty – and the reversed colour is what makes them readable at a glance rather than something you have to hunt for. Left of centre, a curved scale runs from SUN through SAT with a fine pointer crossing it. The date sits in a white-framed aperture at four thirty. Movement and Functions Quartz. The chronograph is started and stopped with the upper pusher and returned to zero with the lower one, timing an elapsed period on the central sweep hand and the two sub-registers. The day pointer and the date window are set from the crown. Between them they cover the two things people actually check on a watch that is not a phone: which day it is, and how long something has taken. Strap and Fit Black leather with a lightly grained face and grey contrast stitching, padded through the middle and tapered to a pin buckle. Grain like this hides scuffs better than a smooth finish does, which suits a watch with pushers that will get knocked against desks and door frames. Adjustment is hole by hole. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a chronograph with a bit of mid-century layout to it rather than the standard three-register arrangement. The day arc is the detail that dates it, in a good way. Care and Maintenance Do not operate the pushers when the watch is wet. Wipe the case with a soft dry cloth and keep the leather away from water, because a soaked strap dries stiff and splits at the fold. A chronograph draws more current than a plain quartz watch, so expect the battery to need replacing sooner – have a watchmaker do it and reseat the gasket. About the Brand Movado’s Calendoplan name goes back to its calendar watches, and this dial keeps the idea: the day is shown on an arc rather than in a window, so the whole week is visible at once. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Calendoplan Reference 3650005 Case shape Round Case Stainless steel Dial Black Markers Applied triangular indices Registers Two white chronograph registers Calendar Day-of-week arc, date window at four Movement Quartz Strap Black leather Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Movement cover runs for 24 months under the international manufacturer warranty, with the battery and ordinary wear excluded. Every watch leaves us new and unworn, boxed with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and goes out by tracked courier anywhere in the country. An unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act.