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For Immediate release June 27, 1997
Contact Kelly Santos 212-751-6716



Movado Presents "Always in Motion:
A Movado Retrospective"
at the New Tourneau Flagship Store.


Movado Retrospective NEW YORK, NY, June 27, 1997 - In celebration of the grand opening of the new Tourneau TimeMachine flagship store in Manhattan this week, Movado presents "Always in Motion: A Movado Retrospective." The exhibit mounts approximately 60 archival timepieces fiom the Movado Corporate Collection, spanning the decades since 1881 when the watchmaker was founded in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. Featured in the retrospective are pocket watches, wristwatches and objects d'art selected from the company's collection of approximately 500 vintage pieces amassed over the years.

From early triumphs like the "Polyplan" with its movernent on three levels, to the handsome and functional military watches, to presentation watches like the one given by farned gossip columnist Louella Parsons to her husband, the Movado exhibit traces innovations of design as well as precision timing. Through nine showcase vignettes, the evolution of one of the world's best-known watchmakers unfolds, engaging the visitor in reflections of over a century of watchmaking history, including current achievements.

The exhibit, which will be held at Toumeau through July 6, is based on "The Movado History" book which was published last fall. The Exhibit Hall is located on the lower level of the new Tourneau store at Fifty-Seventh Street and Madison Avenue.