Movado "Cioccolatone" in pink gold, waffle dial and a refusal of decoration

and a refusal of decoration for its own sake

surrounded and contrasted by a finely textured waffle pattern that catches light in a thousand small reflections

Rose gold suits the Jules Audemars particularly well

A few tell a story that goes well beyond it

a manually wound manufacture calibre of exceptional thinness

Movado "Cioccolatone" in pink gold, waffle dial and a refusal of decorationDesigned in the early 1950s, this Movado nicknamed by collectors as the "Cioccolatone", chocolate in Italian, for its bold rectangular block like form, remains one of the most architecturally daring watches Movado produced. The case is its own statement: thick, faceted, almost geometric in its mass, with deeply bevelled lugs that flow seamlessly from the case sides. It belongs to a moment when Swiss design briefly allowed itself genuine sculptural