Movado Women’s Watch (3600522)

A pale ice-blue dial with a fine glitter finish, framed in bright steel and hung on a blush pink strap. Three soft colours and no hard edges anywhere on the watch. Case and Wrist Presence The case is polished stainless steel, round, with a wide flat bezel that takes up a good part of the front. Short lugs fold down over the strap ends and leave an open gap beneath them, which lets the leather start bending right at the case. That detail matters on a lighter watch: it keeps the whole thing sitting flat instead of rocking. The crown is fluted and modest in size, at three. Dial and Legibility The sunken dial disc is a very pale blue, closer to lavender in some light, finished with a fine sparkle that reads as texture rather than glitter from arm’s length. There are no hour markers. At twelve there is a small round marker set with clear stones, and that is the only reference point on the face. The hands are polished steel, slim and pointed. On a pale dial in daylight they are clear; under a dim light, a bright dial and bright hands work against each other and you look twice. MOVADO sits in black print at six. Strap and Fit Soft blush pink leather with a smooth grain, plain-edged and undyed on the reverse. Light leather shows everything – denim dye, ink, the edge of a handbag – so it is a strap to keep clean rather than one to forget about. It adjusts on a pin buckle, so you can move the fit a single hole at a time, and it softens into shape within a couple of weeks. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a watch that is quiet in shape but not in colour. The steel case keeps it neutral enough for work; the pink strap and the blue dial are what stop it looking like a uniform. Care and Maintenance Pale leather is the part that will date first. Keep it away from water and from hand cream, and wipe the edges with a barely damp cloth before marks set. Polished steel takes fine scratches – a soft dry cloth is all it needs. Clean the set stones at twelve with a dry brush. Have a watchmaker do the battery and reseat the gasket. About the Brand Movado has been building dials around a single dot at twelve since 1947. The colour and the sparkle change from model to model; the one fixed point on the face never does. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Movado Reference 3600522 Case shape Round Case Polished stainless steel Dial Pale blue glitter Markers Crystal-set dot at twelve, no hour indices Hands Hour and minute Strap Blush pink leather Gender Women’s 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.