Movado Calendoplan Chronograph Watch (3650097)

The Calendoplan chronograph on a Milanese mesh bracelet. Mesh is an unusual thing to hang a chronograph from, and it changes how the watch wears more than any dial colour could. Case and Wrist Presence Polished stainless steel, round, with a thin bezel and lugs that sweep down to meet the mesh. Two cylindrical pushers flank a fluted crown on the right flank. Because mesh is thin and flexible, the case sits proud of the wrist as a distinct disc rather than being absorbed into a heavy bracelet, which suits a dial with this much layout on it. Dial and Legibility Matte black with applied polished triangular markers and long faceted hands, MOVADO printed above centre and calendoplan in italic below. Two chronograph registers are finished in silver with fine engine turning – sixty minutes at three, thirty at six – and their pale faces are what carry the read on a black dial. The weekday arc runs SUN through SAT across the left with a slim pointer, and the date sits in a framed white window at four thirty. A printed minute track edges the dial. Movement and Functions The upper pusher starts and stops the chronograph and the lower one resets it, with elapsed minutes gathering in the two sub-registers. The day pointer and date are set from the crown. Showing the whole week as an arc rather than one abbreviation in a slot is the detail the Calendoplan name refers to, and it is genuinely easier to read. Bracelet and Fit Milanese mesh is woven rather than linked, so there are no rigid segments in it. It drapes over the wrist bone instead of bridging it, runs cool, and lies flat under a shirt cuff. Adjustment is made by sliding the clasp along the weave, which means you can move the fit by a millimetre rather than a whole link – a real advantage on a watch you will wear in summer and winter. Leave it a shade loose; cinched tight, mesh pulls the odd arm hair. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a chronograph that stays flat and cool. Mesh is the most comfortable metal bracelet made, and it dresses this dial up rather than down. Care and Maintenance Do not use the pushers while the watch is wet. Mesh traps soap and skin oil between the strands – rinse it under a running tap now and then, work a soft brush along the weave and dry it fully. Wipe polished steel with a cloth, not a compound. Have a watchmaker fit the battery and reseat the case gasket. About the Brand Movado named the Calendoplan for its calendar display, and the weekday arc has stayed with the design across every case and bracelet it has been fitted to. This is the flattest-wearing of them. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Calendoplan Reference 3650097 Case shape Round Case Stainless steel Dial Black Markers Applied triangular indices Registers Two silver chronograph registers Calendar Day-of-week arc, date at four Bracelet Stainless steel mesh 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.