Movado Calendoplan Chronograph Watch (3650006)

Navy under gold, with two champagne registers cut into it. The colour scheme is the reason this reads as a dress chronograph rather than a sports one – nothing on the dial is white, and the contrast is warm the whole way through. Case and Wrist Presence A round gold-tone case with a narrow polished bezel and lugs that curve down and taper towards the strap. Two cylindrical pushers sit above and below a fluted crown on the right flank, far enough apart to work by feel. The caseband is plain and unbroken, which keeps the outline simple under a cuff. Dial and Legibility Deep navy, matte rather than sunray, with applied gold-tone markers – a wide triangle at twelve and tapered batons elsewhere – and a printed minute track around the rim. MOVADO sits above the centre with calendoplan in italic beneath it. The two chronograph registers are champagne, one at three marked to sixty in twenty-minute steps, one at six running to thirty, and their pale faces are what carry the read on a dark dial. To the left, a curved scale runs SUN through SAT with a slim pointer crossing it. The date shows in a gold-framed window at four thirty. Movement and Functions The chronograph starts and stops on the upper pusher and resets on the lower one, with elapsed time shown on the central sweep hand and the two sub-registers. The day pointer moves across its arc so the whole week stays visible instead of one abbreviation in a slot, and the date is set from the crown. It is a calendar layout that tells you where you are in the week, not just what day it is. Strap and Fit Black leather, lightly padded, with grey stitching along both edges and a pin buckle. Black against gold is the harder of the two classic pairings – it makes the case brighter than a brown strap would – and it suits the navy dial. Leather takes its set within a fortnight; adjust hole by hole until the case stops sliding. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a chronograph for a jacket rather than a weekend. The gold case and navy dial place it firmly on the formal side of the category. Care and Maintenance Never work the pushers while the watch is wet. Gold-tone plating is a surface finish: wipe it with a dry cloth and keep polish, abrasives and chlorinated water away from it. Keep the leather dry. Chronographs draw more current than plain quartz watches, so the battery will come round sooner – have a watchmaker fit it and reseat the gasket. About the Brand Calendoplan is Movado’s calendar name, and the arc of weekdays is what earns it. Showing the week as a scale rather than a window is an older way of doing it, and a more readable one. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Calendoplan Reference 3650006 Case shape Round Case Gold-tone Dial Navy Markers Applied gold-tone indices Registers Two champagne chronograph registers Calendar Day-of-week arc, date at four Strap Black leather Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence The watch carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement; the battery and normal wear fall outside it. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, travels on a tracked nationwide courier, and the Consumer Protection Act gives you the right to return an unworn watch in its original packaging.