Movado Series 800 Men’s Watch (2600161)

Black on black, with the gold kept to the two parts you touch: the bezel ring and the crown. The dial is black, the case is black, the bracelet is black, and every hand and marker on the face is gold-tone. SERIES 800 is printed in red beneath the dot. Case and Wrist Presence A thick sports case finished in a dark plating that reads matte from most angles. The rotating bezel carries a gold-tone coin edge and a black insert, and the fluted crown sits in a small guard on the right. Blacked-out cases of this size tend to look smaller on the wrist than bright steel ones do, because there is no reflected highlight running around the rim. Dial and Legibility Matte black with a printed minute track on an inner ring. The applied batons and the broad sword hands are gold-tone, and against a dark dial that is a warmer, softer read than white would be. The Movado dot sits at twelve in gold. SWISS MADE is printed at the foot. In daylight the contrast is good; in a dim room the gold gives up its edge sooner than a white-handed dial would. Functions Hours, minutes, centre seconds and a date framed at three. The bezel turns one way only and is marked with a full sixty-minute scale, so setting the triangle against the minute hand gives you elapsed time without a stopwatch. The one-way action means a knock can never make an interval read shorter than it was. Bracelet and Fit A three-row link bracelet in the same black finish, sized by removing links. Take the time to get it snug. Plated bracelets wear fastest at the points where the links slide against each other, and a loose one simply does more of that sliding. Who This Watch Suits Someone who already owns a steel watch and wants the opposite of it. Black and gold is a deliberate combination rather than a neutral one, and it works best against dark clothing. Care and Maintenance Treat the finish as a coating, not a metal. Rinse with fresh water and dry with a soft cloth, never a polishing cloth or an abrasive paste, both of which will cut straight through plating. Keep it out of chlorinated water. Have the battery and gasket done together by a watchmaker. About the Brand Movado, Swiss since 1881, is identified everywhere by the single dot at twelve taken from its 1947 Museum dial. Series 800 puts that signature on a sports case with a working bezel. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Collection Series 800 Reference 2600161 Case shape Round Case Black-plated with gold-tone bezel Dial Black Markers Applied gold-tone batons with dot at 12 Date Window at 3 Movement Swiss quartz Bracelet Black-plated Gender Men’s Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Twenty-four months of international manufacturer warranty stand behind the movement. Batteries and the marks of ordinary wear sit outside that cover. The watch arrives new and unworn in the original box with the manufacturer’s papers, delivered by tracked courier nationwide, and the Consumer Protection Act lets you return it unworn and boxed.