Movado Watch (3600354)

Blue is the only colour on this watch and it appears exactly where it is useful: the numerals, the batons, the hands, the dot at twelve, and the centre links of the bracelet. Everything else is steel and silver. Blue on silver is one of the highest-contrast pairings in watchmaking that does not involve black. Case and Wrist Presence A polished steel case, round, with a stepped bezel and heavy shoulders where the bracelet meets it. The crown is a fluted button at three. The bezel is wide and mirror-finished, so it reflects the sleeve and the skin around it and visually shrinks the dial, which suits a face carrying this many markers. Dial and Legibility Two levels: an outer white ring holding the markers, and a sunken silver sunray disc holding the hands. Roman numerals run down one half of the ring and tapered batons down the other, all printed in navy. The dot at twelve is blue and domed. The hands are long blue blades that reach right out over the numerals, so the time can be read against the marker itself rather than estimated from the centre. Movement and Functions Quartz. Hours and minutes. Nothing else on the dial. Bracelet and Fit A steel bracelet with polished outer rows and blue-finished centre links, on a folding clasp, sized by removing links. The coloured centres make an uneven fit obvious, so balance the links you remove between the two sides and keep the clasp under the middle of the wrist. Treat those centre sections as a finish rather than as bare metal. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants colour in a watch without a coloured dial. The blue stays contained in the details, so the watch still reads as a steel piece from any distance. Care and Maintenance Warm soapy water and a soft brush suit the steel; keep abrasives and polish away from the blue centre links, which are coated. Dry the bracelet fully, especially in the clasp. Battery and case gasket should be changed together by a watchmaker. About the Brand Movado has made watches in Switzerland since 1881, and the dot at twelve comes from its 1947 Museum dial. On this face it is rendered in blue and given numerals for company, which is a long way from the original but still recognisably the same idea. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Reference 3600354 Case shape Round Case Stainless steel Dial Silver sunray with white outer ring Markers Blue Roman numerals and batons, dot at 12 Functions Hours and minutes Movement Quartz Bracelet Steel with blue centre links 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.