The Museum, now with a heartbeat
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
The automatic Museum Classic gives the dot dial a Swiss mechanical movement, a Sellita SW200-1 with 38 hours, behind a display back. For anyone who felt the quartz version lacked soul, this answers it.
The case is still 40 mm but 9.05 mm high, which is thicker than the quartz model but still slim enough for a cuff. Sapphire crystal, steel bracelet, 30 m.
My objection is the date window. The original design is about emptiness, and a little white box near 6 breaks the spell. Movado knows this, and still did it.
At $1,495 it is the better watch of the two. Whether it's the better design depends on how much the date bothers you.