Movado
Clock
Movado started in Switzerland around 1881 when Achilles
Ditesheim, a teenage entrepreneur (he was only 19) hired
half a dozen watchmakers and began a workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds,
Switzerland. The name selected was Movado; meaning always
in motion and soon the company came to be connected with
innovation in time technology - willing efforts and teamwork
of the originator and employees helping Movado live up
to its name.
Development and scope of the Movado clock
The clock makers and marketers at Movado Clock Company
began to experiment with new ideas and technological
breakthroughs to constantly upgrade and innovate the
existing ideas that the public had about timepieces.
Their hard work bore fruit with time and Movado came
to associated with artists like Warhol and Britto and
close to about 98 patents for breakthrough ideas in superior
timekeeping devices with the respect earned from over
200 international awards for creativity. Movado watches
in 20 museums worldwide are proof of the fame these unique
and quality-conscious timepieces have been associated
with. The Movado - always in motion - tag has evidently
been a prophetic one for the company; committed, as it
is to design innovation and time technology since its
inception. Today, Movado clocks have 101 patents and
watches in the permanent collections of antique dealers,
watch connoisseurs and quality conscious buyers worldwide.
Some famous styles of Movado clock
The Four Sided Desk Clock is sculptured and uniquely
designed by Movado, which offers an executive presence
with superior functionality in any setting. It boasts
of a rotating aluminum featuring four separate functions:
a museum dial clock, a Hygrometer, a Thermometer and
a Photo Frame. There are optional engraving plates available
for the top or photo frame slot too and it works on batteries.
The Movado Crystal Ellipse is also very popular and so
the company was further inspired to create an enhanced
design feature to this model; thus, it introduced the
Black Dial Large Crystal Ellipse Desk Clock with gold
tone accents- a handsome handcrafted sculptor in 24%
lead crystal. The Movado Rotunda Clock with Black Dial
Crystal has a graphite dial and gold tones and also sculpted
in lead crystal. Other popular styles for Movado clocks
include Movado (Large or Small) Mineral Glass Plaque
Clock with or without the Engraving Plate. This has a
black dial with silver tone accents and the clock is
mounted in beveled mineral glass.
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