September 17th, 2011
What Makes Movado One of the Most Trusted Names in the Watch Business
In Esperanto – the “Universal Language”- Movado, translates to “always in motion.” This is the motto that inspired the creator of the world famous line of luxury designer watches, Achille Ditesheim,maui jim sunglasses, to design what would become some of the most sought after and coveted of all timepieces: The Movado watch. These watches were first conceived and designed by Ditesheim in the late 1800s, around 1881, when the young 19 year old entrepreneur decided to start making his own line of watches, as well as a name for himself, while working as a watch-maker in La Chaux-de-Fonds; a tiny little village in the Jura Mountains (a range of mountains that connect three countries, France (more…)
