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                                                                   Exhibit 10.27

                      NOVEMBER 1998 AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AS
                    TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  THIS AMENDMENT AND WAIVER, dated as of the 17th day of
November, 1998 among MOVADO GROUP, INC., a New York corporation (the
"Borrower"); each of the Lenders which is a signatory to the Credit Agreement
referred to below; THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent, as Swingline Bank and as
Issuing Bank; and FLEET BANK, N.A., as Co-Agent.

                              Preliminary Statement

                  A. Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of July 23, 1997 (the "Original Credit Agreement") among the
Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Agent, as
Swingline Bank and as Issuing Bank, and Fleet Bank, N.A., as Co-Agent. The
Original Credit Agreement was amended by an Amendment dated as of August 5, 1997
and by a June 1998 Amendment dated June 10, 1998. The Original Credit Agreement,
as so amended, will be called herein the "Credit Agreement". All capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Credit Agreement.

                  B. The Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be amended or waived, in connection with a new issuance by the
Borrower of its note(s) to The Prudential Insurance Company of America in the
aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for ten dollars and other good and valuable
consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged),
the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.        PARTICULAR AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

                  Section 1.1. Adjustment in Permitted Debt. Section 8.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by changing clause (f) thereof to read as
follows:

                  "(f) other Debt of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary of the
                  Borrower, provided that in no event shall the amount thereof
                  outstanding at any time exceed the sum of:

                                    (A) $25,000,000 as to the Borrower and its
                            domestic Subsidiaries in the aggregate; plus

                                    (B) $15,000,000 as to the Borrower and its
                            domestic and non-domestic Subsidiaries in the
                            aggregate, provided that (in the case of the
                            Borrower and its domestic Subsidiaries) such Debt
                            shall be indebtedness for money borrowed, having a
                            maturity of not later than one year after the
                            incurrence thereof, and owing to one or more of the
                            Lenders independently of this Agreement; and (in the
                            case of non-domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower)
                            the amount of such Debt outstanding at any time
                            shall not exceed $5,000,000 as to all such
                            non-domestic Subsidiaries in the aggregate;

                  and provided further that (as to all of the Borrower and its
                  domestic and non-domestic Subsidiaries in the aggregate):

                                    (x) the amount of outstanding Debt permitted
                           by this clause (f) consisting of liability in respect
                           of letters of credit (excluding Letters of Credit
                           issued under this Agreement) shall not exceed
                           $3,000,000 at any time (whether such liability is for
                           outstanding letters of credit that have not yet
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                           been drawn upon, or outstanding reimbursement
                           obligations as to letters of credit that have been
                           drawn upon); and

                                    (y) the amount of outstanding Debt permitted
                           by this clause (f) that is secured by a Lien
                           permitted by Section 8.03(h) shall not exceed
                           $8,000,000 at any time; and".

                  Section 1.2. Subsidiary Guaranties. The Lenders hereby waive
the prohibition contained in Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement with respect
to the execution and delivery by SwissAm, and by any other Subsidiary of the
Borrower that hereafter becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.09 of the
Credit Agreement, of an unsecured guaranty of payment of the obligations of the
Borrower under the Prudential Notes and under the additional $25,000,000 in
financing being provided by The Prudential Insurance Company of America to the
Borrower contemporaneously with this Amendment and Waiver. Such waiver is
limited strictly as written, and it does not apply to any other or further
guaranty or transaction whether similar or dissimilar, or to any other provision
of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 2.        MATTERS GENERALLY

                  Section 2.1. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower
hereby represents and warrants that:

                           (a) All the representations and warranties set forth
                  in the Credit Agreement are true and complete on and as of the
                  date hereof (with the same effect as though made on and as of
                  such date).

                           (b) No Default or Event of Default exists.

                           (c) The Borrower has no offset or defense with
                  respect to any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement
                  or any of the Notes or any other Facility Document, and no
                  claim or counterclaim against any Lender, the Swingline Bank,
                  the Issuing Bank, the Agent or the Co-Agent whatsoever (any
                  such offset, defense, claim or counterclaim as may now exist
                  being hereby irrevocably waived by the Borrower).

                           (d) This Amendment and Waiver has been duly
                  authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower.

                  Section 2.2. Guarantor Consent. SwissAm shall execute this
Amendment and Waiver in the space provided below to indicate its consent to the
terms of this Amendment and Waiver.

                  Section 2.3. Expenses. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable
expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment and Waiver,
including (without limitation) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Agent.

                  Section 2.4. Continuing Effect. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Amendment and Waiver, all the terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. All the Facility
Documents also shall continue in full force and effect.

                  Section 2.5. Entire Agreement. This Amendment and Waiver
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to an
amendment or waiver of the Credit Agreement pertaining to the subject matter
hereof, and it supersedes and replaces all prior and

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contemporaneous agreements, discussions and understandings (whether written or
oral) with respect to such amendment and waiver.

                  Section 2.6. Counterparts. This Amendment and Waiver may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.

                  Section 2.7. Effectiveness. This Amendment and Waiver shall
not become effective unless and until it shall have been executed and delivered
by all the parties hereto (which execution and delivery may be evidenced by
telecopies).

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Amendment and Waiver as of the day and year first above written.

                                        MOVADO GROUP, INC.

                                        By: /s/John Rooney
                                            John Rooney
                                            Corporate Controller

                                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent,
                                        as Lender, as Swingline Bank and
                                        as Issuing Bank

                                        By: /s/Leonard D. Noll
                                            Name (Print):Leonard D. Noll
                                            Title:VP

                                        FLEET BANK, N.A., as Co-Agent and
                                        as Lender

                                        By: /s/Robert Isaksen
                                            Name (Print):Robert Isaksen
                                            Title:Senior Vice President

                                        MARINE MIDLAND BANK

                                        By: /s/Gary Sarro
                                            Name (Print):Gary Sarro
                                            Title:Vice President

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                                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                        By: /s/Linda Mae Coppa
                                            Name (Print):Linda Mae Coppa
                                            Title: Vice President

                                        CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

                                        By: /s/Karl Studer
                                            Name (Print):  Karl Studer
                                            Title: Director

                                        By: /s/Bernhard Aellig
                                            Name (Print):  Bernhard Aellig
                                            Title: Associate

CONSENTED TO:

SWISSAM INC., as Guarantor

By:  /s/David R. Phalen
     Name (Print):David R. Phalen
     Title:President

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

                             MARCH 2000 AMENDMENT TO
                      AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the 17th day of March, 2000, among
MOVADO GROUP, INC., a New York corporation (the "Borrower"); each of the Lenders
which is a signatory to the Credit Agreement referred to below; THE CHASE
MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent, as Swingline Bank and as Issuing Bank; and FLEET BANK,
N.A., as Co-Agent.

                              Preliminary Statement

                  A. Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of July 23, 1997 (the "Original Credit Agreement") among the
Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Agent, as
Swingline Bank and as Issuing Bank, and Fleet Bank, N.A., as Co-Agent. The
Original Credit Agreement was amended by an Amendment dated as of August 5, 1997
and by a June 1998 Amendment dated as of June 10, 1998 and by a November 1998
Amendment and Waiver dated as of November 17, 1998 and by a February 1999
Amendment and Waiver dated as of February 19, 1999. The Original Credit
Agreement, as so amended, will be called herein the "Credit Agreement". All
capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

                  B. The Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be amended.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto
agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.        PARTICULAR AMENDMENTS

                  Section 1.1. Certain Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto a new defined term as follows:

                  "'March Amendment Date' means March 17, 2000."

                  Section 1.2. Margin. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby further amended by changing the definition of "Margin" to read as
follows:

                           "'Margin', for a LIBOR Loan, means 1.2% per annum
                  initially from and after the March Amendment Date; provided,
                  however, that the Margin shall be subject to change based on
                  changes in Average Debt Coverage Ratio, as hereinafter
                  provided. Where the Average Debt Coverage Ratio for a period
                  consisting of a fiscal quarter and the three preceding fiscal
                  quarters is within one of the ranges set forth below, the
                  Margin shall be the amount set forth opposite such range:

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<CAPTION>
                                    Ranges                       Margin
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<S>                                                           <C>
                           Greater than 3.00                  1.80% per annum

                           Equal to or less than              1.20% per annum
                           3.00, but greater than 2.50
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
                  Equal to or less than                       .80% per annum
                           2.50, but greater than 1.75

                           Equal to or less than 1.75         .65% per annum;
</TABLE>

                  provided, however, that if an Event of Default exists, the
                  Margin shall be 1.80% per annum (which shall be exclusive of
                  the 2% incremental increase represented by the Default Rate).
                  Each change in the Margin following the end of a fiscal
                  quarter shall become effective on the first day of the
                  calendar month following the delivery by the Borrower to the
                  Agent of the financial statements for such fiscal quarter
                  required by Section 7.08(a) or (b) of this Agreement
                  (including, without limitation, the delivery of such financial
                  statements for the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2000,
                  which as of the March Amendment Date have not yet been
                  delivered). No change in the Margin shall be retroactive.
                  (There is no Margin as to ABR Loans)."

Such change in the definition of "Margin" shall become effective on the March
Amendment Date. Interest on any LIBOR Loan that accrued prior to the March
Amendment Date and that is unpaid as of the March Amendment Date shall be
computed on the basis of the definition of "Margin" as such definition existed
prior to this Amendment.

                  Section 1.3. Dividends. (a) Section 8.06 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of (and as part
of) clause (y) of such Section:

                           "except that the aggregate amount expended by the
                           Borrower after January 31, 2000 for all such
                           dividends and acquisitions may be up to, but not more
                           than, $20,000,000 plus (after such $20,000,000
                           allowance shall have been exhausted) the amount of
                           all Swiss Repatriation Payments (not exceeding
                           $10,000,00) that shall have been received by the
                           Borrower after the March Amendment Date and prior to
                           the payment in question of such dividend or for such
                           acquisition;".

                           (b) Section 8.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
further amended by adding the following at the end of such Section:

                                    "As used herein, the term 'Swiss
                           Repatriation Payment' means (x) a repayment after the
                           March Amendment Date by a Swiss Subsidiary to the
                           Borrower of any loan made by the Borrower to such
                           Swiss Subsidiary prior to the March Amendment Date,
                           or (y) a dividend or distribution made by a Swiss
                           Subsidiary to the Borrower after the March Amendment
                           Date, in each case after giving effect to the
                           deduction therefrom of any and all Taxes that are at
                           any time required to be paid to any Governmental
                           Authority (whether domestic or foreign) on the amount
                           so repaid, dividended or distributed. Upon the
                           request of the Agent from time to time, the Borrower
                           shall certify to the Agent and the Lenders in writing
                           the amount of all Swiss Repatriation Payments made
                           and the dates thereof.

                                    As used herein, the term 'Swiss Subsidiary'
                           means any Subsidiary listed on Schedule II to this
                           Credit Agreement under the heading 'Switzerland'".

                  Section 1.4. Commitment Fees. (a) Section 2.07 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended, in the first sentence thereof, by changing the
phrase "equal to one-fifth of one percent (1/5 of 1%) per annum" so as to read
"accruing at the Applicable Rate".

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                           (b) Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
further amended by adding the following as new paragraph (d) thereof:

                           "(d) As used herein, the term 'Applicable Rate' means
                  .30% initially from and after the March Amendment Date;
                  provided, however, that the Applicable Rate shall be subject
                  to change based on changes in Average Debt Coverage Ratio, as
                  hereinafter provided. Where the Average Debt Coverage Ratio
                  for a period consisting of a fiscal quarter and the three
                  preceding fiscal quarters is within one of the ranges set
                  forth below, the Applicable Rate shall be the amount set forth
                  opposite such range:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Ranges                    Applicable Rate
                                    ------                    ---------------
<S>                                                           <C>
                           Greater than 3.00                  .40% per annum

                           Equal to or less than              .30% per annum
                           3.00, but greater than 2.50

                           Equal to or less than              .25% per annum
                           2.50, but greater than 1.75

                           Equal to or less than 1.75         .20% per annum.
</TABLE>

                  Each change in the Applicable Rate following the end of a
                  fiscal quarter shall become effective on the first day of the
                  calendar month following the delivery by the Borrower to the
                  Agent of the financial statements for such fiscal quarter
                  required by Section 7.08(a) or (b) of this Agreement
                  (including, without limitation, the delivery of such financial
                  statements for the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2000,
                  which as of the March Amendment Date have not yet been
                  delivered). No change in the Applicable Rate shall be
                  retroactive."

                           (c) Such change in the computation of the Commitment
Fees shall become effective on the March Amendment Date. All Commitment Fees
that accrued prior to the March Amendment Date and that are unpaid as of the
March Amendment Date shall be computed on the basis of Section 2.07 of the
Credit Agreement as such Section existed prior to this Amendment.

                  Section 1.5. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Section 9.03 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphs at the end
of such Section:

                                    "For the purpose of determining the Fixed
                           Charge Coverage Ratio only (and for no other
                           purpose), the Special Amount shall be excluded from
                           the consolidated earnings before interest, taxes,
                           depreciation and amortization of the Borrower and its
                           Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter
                           ending January 31, 2000.

                                    As used herein, the term 'Special Amount'
                           means the aggregate amount of (a) nonrecurring
                           expenses incurred by the Borrower and its
                           Consolidated Subsidiaries during the fiscal quarter
                           ending January 31, 2000, and (b) reserves taken by
                           the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries during
                           such fiscal quarter for future nonrecurring
                           expenditures (in each case, on a consolidated basis),
                           as such nonrecurring expenses and reserves for future
                           nonrecurring expenditures are (i) reflected in the
                           financial statements described in Section 7.08(a) of
                           this Credit Agreement for the fiscal year

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                           ending January 31, 2000 (although they may not be
                           specifically identified in detail in such financial
                           statements), and (ii) specifically identified in
                           reasonable detail (by nature and amount) in a
                           certificate signed by the chief financial officer of
                           the Borrower and delivered to the Agent and the
                           Lenders simultaneously with the delivery to the Agent
                           of such financial statements (which certificate shall
                           be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and
                           shall expressly state, among other things, that such
                           expenses and expenditures are expected by the
                           Borrower to be nonrecurring and that such expenses
                           and reserves have been incurred and taken in the
                           fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2000), and (iii)
                           approved by the Agent as to their apparently
                           nonrecurring character (which approval shall not be
                           unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that in no
                           event shall the Special Amount be more than
                           $8,000,000."

ARTICLE 2.        MATTERS GENERALLY

                  Section 2.1. Fee. Contemporaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower shall pay a fee to such of the Lenders
as execute and deliver this Amendment on Friday, March 17, 2000, in such amount
as is described in the Fee Letter dated March 17, 2000 from the Agent to the
Borrower.

                  Section 2.2. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower
hereby represents and warrants that:

                           (a) All the representations and warranties set forth
                  in the Credit Agreement are true and complete on and as of the
                  date hereof (with the same effect as though made on and as of
                  such date).

                           (b) No Default or Event of Default exists.

                           (c) The Borrower has no offset or defense with
                  respect to any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement
                  or any of the Notes or any other Facility Document, and no
                  claim or counterclaim against any Lender, the Swingline Bank,
                  the Issuing Bank, the Agent or the Co-Agent whatsoever (any
                  such offset, defense, claim or counterclaim as may now exist
                  being hereby irrevocably waived by the Borrower).

                           (d) This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed
                  and delivered by the Borrower.

                  Section 2.3. Guarantor Consent. The Guarantors shall execute
this Amendment in the space provided below to indicate their consent to the
terms of this Amendment.

                  Section 2.4. Expenses. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable
expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment, including
(without limitation) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agent.

                  Section 2.5. Continuing Effect. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Amendment, all the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect. All the Facility Documents also shall
continue in full force and effect.

                  Section 2.6. Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes the
entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to an amendment of the
Credit Agreement pertaining to the

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subject matter hereof, and it supersedes and replaces all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, discussions and understandings (whether written or
oral) with respect to such amendment.

                  Section 2.7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

                  Section 2.8. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become
effective unless and until it shall have been executed and delivered by the
Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders (which execution and delivery may
be evidenced by telecopies).

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

                                        MOVADO GROUP, INC.

                                        By: /s/Kenneth J. Adams
                                            Name (Print):Kenneth J. Adams
                                            Title:Sr. VP/CFO

                                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent,
                                        as Lender, as Swingline Bank and as
                                        Issuing Bank

                                        By: /s/Leonard Noll
                                            Name (Print):Leonard Noll
                                            Title:VP

                                        FLEET BANK, N.A., as Co-Agent and
                                        as Lender

                                        By: /s/Christian J. Covello
                                            Name (Print):Christian J. Covello
                                            Title:Vice President

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                                        HSBC BANK USA

                                        By:
                                            Name (Print):
                                            Title:

                                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                        By: /s/Frank S. Bridges
                                            Name (Print):Frank S. Bridges
                                            Title: Vice President

                                        CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

                                        By: /s/Karl Studer
                                            Name (Print):  Karl Studer
                                            Title: Director

                                        By: /s/Carole Arn
                                            Name (Print):  Carole Arn
                                            Title: Associate

CONSENTED TO:

SWISSAM INC., as Guarantor

By:  /s/Howard Regenbogen
     Name (Print):Howard Regenbogen
     Title:Treasurer

NAW CORPORATION, as Guarantor

By:  /s/Robert Gilsenan
     Name (Print):Robert Gilsenan
     Title:President

NAWC CORUM CORPORATION, as Guarantor

By:  /s/Robert Gilsenan
     Name (Print):Robert Gilsenan
     Title:President

MOVADO CORPORATION., as Guarantor

By:  /s/Robert Gilsenan
     Name (Print):Robert Gilsenan
     Title:President

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