Established in 1881, Movado made some of the finest time-only and complicated watches of the 20th century. Their famed triple-calendar watches of the 1940s and 1950s, as well as the Super Sub Sea chronographs from the 1960s are highly sought after by collectors, and for good reason — combining high-quality movements with attractive design, they’re the type of timepieces that draw people headfirst into the horological world.

In 1947, Movado introduced the Museum Watch. The brainchild of American artist Nathan George Horwitt, the Museum Watch drew inspiration from the Bauhaus school of design. Characterized by an ultra minimal aesthetic and a single dot at 12 o’clock symbolizing the sun at high noon, the MW has become an emblematic design for the Swiss manufacture.

This particular Museum Watch features a 33mm 14K yellow gold round case, acrylic crystal, polished bezel, and an unsigned yellow gold crown. Simple and effortless, the dial features a vertically brushed gold tone dial accompanied by a matching black ‘pencil’ handset and a date aperture at 12 o’clock.

Outfitted with a black lizard leather strap with a gold tone pin buckle, this piece is powered by a Movado Calibre 2552C manually-wound movement.

The original design of the Museum Watch was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art almost 85 years ago and remains on display to this day! Unknowingly to most, Movado created some of the coolest mid century timepieces around to date ... and that includes the Museum Watch!

You can truly say you're wearing a piece of museum-worthy art with this on your wrist!