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Perfectly styled for accompanying your most fashionable evening wear, this Movado Bela stainless steel Swiss quartz dress watch for women features a slim profile that won't overpower the rest of your jewelry. Demure and delovely, it's complemented by a thin, bangle-style bracelet with a brilliantly polished shine, and it ramps up the style with sparkling tiny white diamond accents placed on the top and bottom connectors (8 in total).

Featuring the utterly recognizable, minimalist look of the Museum Watch, made widely known and esteemed by American architect Nathan George Horwitt in 1947, this Bela has a deep black dial with two tiny dagger-style silver hands and Movado's signature single dotted marker at 12 o'clock. Powered by a precise Swiss quartz movement, it also features a highly scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and water resistance to 30 meters (99 feet)--enabling it to withstand splashes and accidental dunks into the water, but not suitable for swimming.

The Movado StoryThe art of Movado is the art of design. Since it is founding in 1881 by 19-year old enterpriser Achille Ditesheim in the village of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Movado has achieved a bequest of design innovation, earning more than 100 patents and 200 global awards for artistry and innovation in watch design and time technology.

Movado, meaning "always in motion" in the international language of Esperanto, is the hallmark of a great deal of of the most famous timepieces ever created: the 1912 Polyplan, it is revolutionary, patented motion constructed on three planes to fit a case curved to follow the wrist…the WWI Soldier’s Watch with it is elegant, protective grill…the 1927 Ermeto, a capsule-shaped pocket watch wound by the sliding motion of it is case…the modern 1950’s Kingmatic series of rotor-driven automatics…the Movado Artist’s Series by luminaries of the fine art world…and the Movado Museum® Watch with it is legendary dial.

Defined by a single dot at 12 representing the sun at high noon, the Museum Watch dial is regarded as an icon of Modernism. It was designed by Bauhaus-influenced artisan Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. When Horwitt’s dial was chosen for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1960, it was the firstborn watch dial ever awarded this distinction. The name "Museum Watch" derives from this recognition. Today, Movado watches are in prominent museums worldwide, and this legendary dial distinguishes an entire collection of singular timepieces.

The Movado Boutiques extend the Movado brand system of belief of design innovation beyond watches to a range of merchandise for modern living. Exclusive offerings include the proprietary and patented 114-facet Movado Diamond™ jewelry collection, Movado’s own progressed 18K gold, diamond, sterling silver and gemstone jewelry, signature pens and personal accessories, Movado clocks and fine Swiss watches. Selections are highlighted in our seasonal catalogs. There are presently more than 25 upscale Movado Boutique stores in major markets throughout the United States.

Excellence in design. A dedication to Swiss craftsmanship. The quest for technical innovation. The Movado doctrine remains as valid as it was in 1881. Swiss made and water resistant, all Movado watches are discerned by a bequest of design innovation and dedication to the future of time. Discover the finish collection today.