EXHIBIT 23(A)
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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Movado Group, Inc. of our report dated
March 15, 2002 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule, which appears in Movado Group Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended January 31, 2002.


                                  /S/ PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP
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                                  Florham Park, New Jersey
                                  May 28, 2002