Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Aug. 21, 2012 Common Stock	Aug. 21, 2012 Class A Common Stock
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	MOVADO GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000072573
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,519,769	6,632,967