Movado Calendoplan S Chronograph Watch (3650061)

Blue bezel, blue dial, dark brown leather. The colour runs from the outside edge of the watch right through the sub-dials, so the whole face reads as one piece rather than a dial with things stuck on it. Case and Wrist Presence Polished stainless steel with a coin-edged rotating bezel carrying a blue insert. Two cylindrical pushers sit either side of a knurled crown on the right flank. The case sides are plain and the bezel is the thickest part of the profile, which is what gives a watch like this its depth on the wrist. Steel against a brown strap is the least fussy combination in the range. Dial and Legibility Deep blue with applied polished markers and white-filled hands. MOVADO is printed above centre with calendoplan S in italic below. Three registers sit across the middle and lower half, printed in white, with a date aperture at six. A chapter ring around the outside carries the minute track. White on blue is a proper high-contrast pairing, so this is the most legible of the Calendoplan S chronographs – the sub-dial hands stand clear even at a glance. Movement and Functions Start and stop with the upper pusher, reset with the lower. Elapsed time accumulates in the registers while the central hand sweeps. The date is corrected from the crown. The bezel rotates, so you can also mark elapsed minutes by turning the zero to the minute hand – a habit worth learning, because it works for things you did not plan to time. Strap and Fit Dark brown leather with a matte face and light contrast stitching, thick through the middle and tapered to a pin buckle. Brown and blue is an old pairing and it works because neither colour is trying to be neutral. Heavy leather needs a fortnight to soften; once it has, check the fit again because it will have gained a hole. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a sports chronograph that still looks like it belongs with a jacket. The brown strap does most of that work; the blue keeps it from being another black-dial watch. Care and Maintenance Never operate the pushers while the watch is wet. Polished steel shows hairline scratches – a soft cloth, never a compound. Grit under a rotating bezel makes it gritty to turn, so rinse and dry the edge occasionally. Keep the leather out of water. Have a watchmaker replace the battery and reseat the case gasket. About the Brand Calendoplan is Movado’s calendar name; the S versions move it into a sports case with a rotating bezel and a fuller chronograph layout. It is the most utilitarian shape in the range. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Calendoplan S Reference 3650061 Case shape Round Case Stainless steel Bezel Blue rotating count-up bezel Dial Blue Markers Applied indices Registers Three chronograph registers Date Aperture at six Strap Dark brown 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.