Movado Black Aluminum Circle Crystal Clock
Communication is a burden and a joy. Even in a comfortable environment, surrounded by those who speak our language, our meaning and our explanations can lose their desired effect. The purpose of our words can get lost. If this happens, we might get an order of food we didn’t necessarily want. At its worst, misunderstanding can hurt a friend or start a war. On the opposite end of the spectrum we communicate to thrill, excite and invoke thought. Poems, stories, music and moving pictures, written by those who seek to push the bounds of communication can raise awareness of our world and make us feel alive.
L.L. Zamwnhof understood the power of simple communication well. He understood that language connected to place – countries, regions, race – created predisposed reactions and barriers that hindered global communication and therefore hindered peace throughout the world. With this in mind he set out to create a politically neutral language that would promote international understanding among all the different languages around the world. The language he created was called Esperanto.
Esperanto, first detailed in the book, ‘Unua Libro’ in 1887, is now one of the most widely used constructed international auxiliary languages in the world. There are people that even grew up learning Esperanto – meaning it is their native language. The language is promoted as easy to learn and the fact that it is spoken in nearly 115 countries gives it enough credentials to have me convinced. In everyday usage, Esperanto has been found to be a great foundation for people learning other languages and it is taught in many schools for such purpose.
Movado is Esperanto for ‘continuous movement’, and also the name of a well respected clock manufacturer with a rich history of designing unique and fascinating clocks. Movado Clocks is a Swiss company, founded in 1881 by Achiles Ditesheim. The company made a name for itself when it created the Museum Watch, which had a single gold dot at the 12 o’clock position. The gold dot was a representation of the sun at its apex. It garnered enough attention that it was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art.
Today, Movado continues their line of extremely modern designs in all their desk clocks and executive timepieces. The Movado Museum Dial Black Solid Crystal Round Clock is my favorite of the bunch. It’s constructed of black and clear solid crystal with a round face showcasing the iconic dot at high noon. But, the Movado Aluminum Swivel Clock is a close runner up with its fun, yet sophisticated demeanor. This company has something for everyone.
So take a look at a the wonderful clocks available from Movado at Executive Essentials and enjoy one of the most universal forms of communication ever created; time.
