Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	May 22, 2013 Common Stock	May 22, 2013 Class A Common Stock
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	MOVADO GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000072573
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,888,032	6,632,967