MIDO

Architectural Inspiration: Mido Introduces the Multifort Skeleton Vertigo

The architecture of the famous Harbour Bridge in Sydney serves as a source of inspiration for Mido’s Multifort collection. Both icons were created at the same time, in the 1930s. In this spirit, the new Multifort Skeleton highlights the beauty of the individual elements by putting them into the spotlight. Its finely skeletonized plate that...

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Apr 26, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

Mido Unveils the Commander Icône with Green Dial and Integrated Bracelet

Mido launches a new variant of the Commander Icône, designed in 1959 as a tribute to the Eiffel Tower and unchanged ever since, with an olive green sunray dial. This cool look is complemented by the satin-finished stainless-steel case with a diameter of 42mm and an integrated bracelet, which marks a first in this collection....

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Apr 19, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

The Perfect Wave: Seven Watches with Nautically Engraved Dials

Since the introduction of the Omega Seamaster 300 in 1993, watches with wave patterns on their dials have become increasingly popular. Here’s a closer look at some of the current models. Tissot Seastar 2000 ProfessionalTissot’s very large and robust dive watch is water-resistant to 600 meters and impresses with its irregular wave pattern, which resembles...

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Feb 20, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

Sponsored: Where Professionalism Meets Technology, ProTek Sees Its Debut

Crafted with first responders in mind, American watchmaker ProTek launches this month with the debut of their initial collection, the Series 1000. The new brand joins the Time Concepts family of brands, and is helmed by industry veteran Barry Cohen, founder of Luminox. After founding Luminox in 1989, Cohen differentiated the brand as an industry...

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May 10, 2022 by WatchTime

Awesome Architecture: Mido Launches All Dial 20th Anniversary Limited Edition

This year, Mido celebrates the 20th anniversary of the All Dial collection. Debuted in 2002, the first All Dial model paid tribute to Rome’s Colosseum. Inspired by the ancient amphitheater’s open architecture, the watch face is designed as wide as possible and surrounded by a slim bezel. Kicking off the anniversary year is the All Dial...

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Feb 18, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

FEATURES

Five Chronometer-Certified Watches That Won’t Break the Bank

The past two decades have seen a shift in why people wear watches. Thanks to the omnipresence of smartphones, laptops, and other digital devices, it’s no longer necessary to wear a watch to know the exact time. While the reasoning we cherish our mechanical marvels of the wrist may have changed — be it a romantic...

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Mar 23, 2020 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Multifort Patrimony

Last year, the Swiss watch brand Mido released a follow-up to its popular Mido Multifort Datometer watch, expanding upon the collection with the new Multifort Patrimony. Longtime readers of this series will remember that in 2018 we covered the Multifort Datometer, a watch commemorating the 100th anniversary of the brand and which upon its unveiling...

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Jan 12, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURES:

Five Things You Should Know About the COSC

The Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) is crucial to the Swiss watch industry. It’s existed in its current form since 1973 but there has been competitive chronometric testing happening in Neuchâtel since the late 1800s. Today, the COSC functions as a sort of litmus test for precision throughout the Swiss watch industry. In an...

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May 10, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Pioneers of Style: 7 Watches Inspired by Architecture

The buildings we inhabit and the watches we wear are everyday facts of life. We usually take them for granted and scarcely even notice them – until a creation crosses our path that captures our undivided attention. Here we look at seven timepieces that call to mind — and, in some cases, are inspired by...

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Apr 1, 2019 by WatchTime

AUCTION PREVIEW:

Seven Highlight Watches from the Current Christie’s Online Auction

In my opinion, Christie’s ongoing series of online watch sales is one of the most consistently interesting parts of the watch auction world. Their watch specialists are able to curate a terrific balance of vintage and contemporary models at a diverse range of price points, meaning there’s practically something for everyone regardless of collector status. The...

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Mar 6, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Commander Shade

Earlier this year, Swiss brand Mido made headlines by releasing the critically-acclaimed, 1939-inspired Multifort Datometer. This watch, produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 founding of the brand by Georges Schaeren, held a number of traits popular in today’s “new vintage” market, with its smaller 38-mm size, uncommon triple calendar, and relative affordability....

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Nov 18, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: The Mido Ocean Star Caliber 80

Looking over the 15 plus brands inside the Swatch Group, it feels rather straightforward to categorize each company into its own range sorted by overall accessibility. One brand that defies this expectation, however, is Mido. It would be simple to place the brand — which is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2018 — within the...

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Aug 23, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

MIDO CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

Borrowed Time: Touring Mexico City with the Mido Commander Shade Special Edition

On November 11, 1918, the Armistice marking the official end of World War I was signed. On that same date, Georges G. Schaeren founded the Mido watch brand, which celebrated its centennial this year with the release of a host of special-edition timepieces and, on May 24, a major celebratory event in one of Mido’s...

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Jun 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Multifort Datometer Limited Edition

In 2018, Mido is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. To commemorate the centennial, it has been revisiting some of its most important models from the brand’s entire history. Chief among them is the Multifort Datometer Limited Edition, which is modeled after a 1939 watch by the same name, released five years after the...

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Apr 15, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE:

The Definitive Baselworld 2018 Round-Up

Baselworld 2018 may have been significantly smaller than in previous years, but the show certainly made up for it with an exceptional range of new watches, quite a lot of them with much more budget-friendly prices than in previous years (which still cannot be said for the bratwurst stand outside the fair). WatchTime’s editorial team...

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Apr 7, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Mido Multifort Chronograph PVD Special Edition

Ensconced in the same general price segment as its “affordable luxury” brethren within the Swatch Group — Hamilton, Tissot, and Rado — the Mido brand has flown largely under the radar of U.S. watch consumers, though it’s long been immensely popular in Latin America — perhaps by design, as its name derives from the Spanish...

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Dec 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Mido’s “Inspired by Architecture” Limited Edition Has the Wright Stuff

Mido doubles down on its identity as a brand with design codes influenced by contemporary architecture with the launch of the new Inspired by Architecture Limited Edition — a timepiece that channels the look of one of America's most iconic buildings, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

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Oct 27, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider’s Top 10 Best-Value Chronographs

Watch Insider puts the spotlight on chronograph watches offering the best value for money, including: Baume & Mercier's Clifton Chronograph; Certina's DS Action Diver; Omega's Speedmaster Mark II, and others.

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Sep 13, 2016 by Alexander Linz

Getting to Know Mido: 5 Swiss-Made Watches Under $2,500

Though it's been around since 1918, Mido has been largely under the radar in the U.S. despite strong popularity in Latin America. Here are five Mido watches from the brand's five major watch collections, all with Swiss-made mechanical movements, all priced under $2,500.

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May 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Wallpaper: 10 Divers’ Watches

We've collected photos of 10 dive watches as downloadable wallpaper for your desktop - including brands like Omega, Sinn, Alpina, Breitling and more.

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Feb 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Basel Bargain Hunting: 7 New Watches Under $5,000

Watchtime presents a selection of seven affordable Baselworld watches, with models from Alpina, Victorinox, Nomos, Raymond Weil and others.

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Dec 28, 2014 by WatchTime

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