Movado Series 800 Men’s Watch (2600137)

Blue on steel, with a dot where twelve should be. The Series 800 is Movado’s sports case, and stripping the numerals off a dive-style dial is a strange thing to do that turns out to work: with nothing to read, your eye goes straight to the hands. Case and Wrist Presence Round, in polished stainless steel, with a coined bezel edge and a heavily fluted crown set behind a protective case shoulder. The crown is large enough to grip properly, which matters if you ever set the watch with cold or wet hands. The bezel insert is blue with a white 60-minute scale and a luminous triangle at the top. Dial and Legibility A rich blue sunray that goes from mid-blue at the centre to deep navy at the edge. Applied faceted batons for the hours, arrowheads at the quarters, and steel hands with white fill. At twelve there is a plain circular dot rather than a marker, which is the Movado signature. Contrast between the white-filled hands and the dark blue is high, so the watch reads instantly. SERIES 800 is printed in red under the wordmark and SWISS MADE at six. Movement and Functions A white-framed date window sits at three. Nothing else interrupts the dial, which is exactly how a Museum-derived layout should be handled. Bezel The bezel rotates. Set the triangle against the minute hand and it counts elapsed minutes from there. It is one of the few genuinely useful mechanical features on a modern watch, and you will find yourself using it for cooking and parking long before diving. Bracelet and Fit Polished stainless steel in three rows, with wide flat links and a taper toward the clasp. It carries the weight of the case well and sits flat. Sizing is by link removal; have a jeweller centre the clasp underneath the wrist. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a blue sports watch with a design idea behind it rather than another dive-watch homage. It is dressy enough for an office and rugged enough not to worry about. Care and Maintenance Rinse the case and bracelet after salt water and dry them thoroughly. Rotate the bezel now and then to keep grit from settling. Keep the crown screwed or pushed fully home before the watch gets wet. About the Brand Movado is a Swiss watch house whose Museum dial, a single dot at twelve and nothing else, became one of the most recognisable watch faces of the twentieth century. The Series 800 carries that dot into a sports case. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Series 800 Case shape Round Case material Stainless steel Bezel Blue, rotating, 60-minute scale Dial colour Blue sunray Hour markers Applied batons with dot at twelve Display Date window at 3 Origin Swiss made Bracelet Stainless steel Reference 2600137 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.