Mido Ocean Star Titanium Bracelet - M0264304406100

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One of the Swiss company's earliest successes came in 1934 in the form of the Multifort. This model remains a staple of the Mido catalog to this day. The release of the Ocean Star followed in 1959 and was a smash hit. It features a single-shell case and a crown sealing system that would later become known as the Aquadura. At the time, the Ocean Star was one of the most robust and water-resistant watches on the market. Today, the Ocean Star's direct descendants are found in the Commander collection, while the Ocean Star name has been given to a new series of diving watches.

Mido designed exemplary watch models to meet the precision and reliability needs of the customer. Apart from the Mido Ocean Star watches that revolutionized the watchmaking world, they also designed the Bodyguard and Worldtimer. The bodyguard watch was designed as a personal protector to the wearer of this piece. It came with an integrated alarm that rang up to 100 decibels. The Worldtimer was the world’s first-ever analogue watch that indicated the local time of the country. This concept helped people know the real time for that country. Mido was also responsible for developing the smallest ladies’ watch during this period. It was focused on improving their brand’s visibility as well. Their brand’s slogan “Reflecting on Time” said a lot about their aim to brand through precision. The Mido uses rectangular indices all round, apart from double squares at 12 and 6, and a single square to accommodate the date at 3. Even the 12-marker on the bezel is a square, albeit with a round lume pip within. The hands are folded, with a brushed centre section and polished edges. The H and M hands have rectangular lume sections on the outer ends, and empty windows on the pinion end. Both the GMT and the seconds hand have blue arrow heads. All items sold by Guruwatches.co.uk are 100% genuine, authentic and brand new with their original serial numbers intact(where applicable).I should say that Mido are not active in the UK market. They have no dealer network or even an agent over here. Nor will they sell direct to customers. I did ask Mido directly, but they refused.

Ocean Star Powerwind . Produced in the 1960s, this 35-mm stainless steel watch features the Ocean Star's characteristic single-shell case. This means that the dial has to be removed to service the automatic caliber 1117P1 below. In honor of the Baroncelli collection's 30th anniversary in 2006, Mido released a new collection of classic, minimalist timepieces inspired by string instruments. The addition of the Belluna collection in 2008 marked Mido's first line of Art Deco watches.The sapphire crystal on the Mido is flat, and treated with AR coating inside and out. The AR works commendably well, and so far remains unmarked. Being flat, the crystal does give quite a sterile view of the dial below, there is no distortion you might get from a dome, or edge issues seen with a box crystal. It suits the austere nature of the design, but perhaps a low dome would have leant a little more class. In Spanish, mido means "I measure." In 1918, company founder Georges Schaeren selected this name for his new business because he felt it reflected a desire for technical innovation and precise design. Mido's early years coincided with the advent of the automobile industry. It was, therefore, natural that the manufacturer specialized in wristwatches inspired by radiator grills used by early automakers. For clarity, the two look and function in an identical manner, with 4 hands, usually with all of them centrally mounted. Hours, minutes and seconds of the time, displayed on a 12-hr dial exactly as almost every other watch out there. And the 4 th hand is the GMT hand. It rotates a single time every 24 hrs to indicate a separate timezone. If you just wound them and watched them run, both types would seem to be identical. Right up to the point where you rub together your thumb and index finger before releasing the crown to set the watch. This Caliber 80 movement was defined to enhance the Ocean Star watches. This is also Mido’s flagship movement. This movement includes anti-magnetic properties and offers far better accuracy than regular spring mechanisms. That’s precisely why it is special and has redefined precision for Mido watches. It also offers a power reserve of up to 80 hours, which makes the automatic movement essential for modern watches. It also helps divers sustain for a longer duration under water. Look Timeless with a Mido Ocean Star

The latter? Everyone else. Well, everyone apart from a few Omegas, and their recent innovation, a non-GMT complication in the calibre 8500 movement family, which offers timezone-setting (1-hr increments) on 3-handed watches. With the launch of Ocean Star, the company also introduced two new technologies, the Aquadura and Power wind. It contributed towards power reserve and resistance, a much-needed aspect in watches. Mido Ocean Star 200 The chamfers on the case corners, the castellated edge of the bezel, the crown, the surface of the ceramic bezel insert, the facets of the hands and indices. The lume quality seems good too, with a strong glow as you transition from light into dark, and long-lasting readability. It is easy to differentiate the hands in the dark, as well as orientate the dial.After every few years, Mido launched new watches, redefining the making of these timepieces, and crafting them in sync with the décor of the era. They marked the 30th anniversary of the Baroncelli watches with a new edition that reinstated the soul of the existing model. It was inspired by modern aesthetics and was a delightful interpretation of the 30-year-old model. Mido also released the Belluna watches to mark the 90th anniversary of the brand. It comes with impressive aesthetics and state-of-the-art technology. The latter models are all inspired by famous monuments of the present world. For instance, the 2008 Great Wall edition was inspired by the Great Wall of China. The Ocean Star Edition Mido outfits most Ocean Star watches with an automatic caliber from ETA, a Swiss movement manufacturer. The caliber 80 with an m (20 bar, 656 ft). Prices for the Ocean Star Captain V in titanium sit between 990 and 1,100 USD. Stainless steel models generally cost slightly less at 880 to 1,000 USD. Two-tone editions are the exception, demanding around 1,200 USD. I like the little details touches when in motion too. The end of the hour hand just hovers over the inside edge of the date window as it passes 3. The minute hand tip reaches the inner edge minute indices. The ends of the second and GMT hands are at the outer edge of minute indices too. The widest part of the second hand’s lume passes perfectly over the inner edge of the hour indices. These are intentional and pleasing things to see.