In the luxury watch world, I guess this is considered not that expensive.  Well, I got it for less on ebay ($300) but by any standard, it is hard for me to imagine getting a better watch even if you spent thousands.  This is beautiful looking and feeling plus keeps perfect time.  I accidentally threw it in the drier once in my robe pocket.  It survived but one of its pins came out.  Movado and the dealer got me the necessary part, my husband put the new pin in and it worked perfectly again.  I've had mine for over four years now and it is as fine as the day I bought it.  It pays for itself because prior to this I was buying cheaper watches every six months.  They always fell apart on me so I went out and bought another cheap one.  So I was spending over a hundred a year on new watches each and every year.  This solved my problem.  Want a terrific gift for a woman?  This is it.