Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Mar. 24, 2015
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	MOVADO GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000072573
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float		$ 740,352,000
Common Stock Class Undefined
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			17,471,383
Class A Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			6,644,105