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1881
Achilles Ditesheim, a 19-year old entrepreneur, hires six watchmakers and opens a small workshop in the village of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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1905
Ditesheim changes the name of his company to Movado – a word meaning “always in motion” in the artificial, international language of Esperanto.
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1912
Introduction of the Polyplan. Its revolutionary, patented movement is constructed on three planes to fit a case curved to follow the natural contours of the wrist.
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1925
An elegant cushion-shaped Movado Pocket Watch with highly decorative, hand-enameled gold case is created for the “Exposition des Arts Decoratifs” in Paris.
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1926
Launch of the Ermeto, a unique pillow-shaped watch with a patented movement automatically wound by the sliding motion of the case as it is opened and closed.
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1930
The 1930s represented a decade of brilliant creativity during which the early Movado Digital Watch, with an innovative display of both hours and minutes, is introduced.
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1946
The new epoch in wrist calendar watches begins with the debut of the advanced, self-winding Calendomatic, featuring month and day apertures and central date indicator.