EXHIBIT 99.1

            CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report of Movado Group, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending April 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Efraim
Grinberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (i)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13
                  (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (ii)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

Date: June 12, 2003                               /s/ Efraim Grinberg
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                                                  Efraim Grinberg
                                                  President and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Movado Group, Inc. and will be retained by Movado Group, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.