Big D(ate) Energy
One of my horological hot takes is that most watch releases are fairly boring, borrowing too aggressively from existing models, settling for obvious design cues, and overselling minor changes as earth-shattering innovations.
That said: Mido bringing a Big Date complication to the $1k price point (plus 80 hours power reserve, an anti-mag hairspring, an allegedly well-finished case, and a design that isn't yet another homage to the Royal Oak) seems cool? Different? Deserving of attention? I'm not sure this is my kind of watch, but I am sure that this is a watch for many who love integrated/semi-integrated sports watches.
Thoughts?
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Perhaps not a homage of the royal oak. But seems very Nautilus-y too me. The big date is cool though!
Mido generally make interesting pieces have you seen their Decompression Worldtimer?
Mido generally make interesting pieces have you seen their Decompression Worldtimer?
Never seen one in person, but it's the watch that really put Mido on my radar. The turquoise version of the Decompression Timer 1961 (not the Worldtimer) seems like a perfect summer/beach watch!
Mido generally make interesting pieces have you seen their Decompression Worldtimer?
I really like this.
I really like this.
Same here. I really like it and almost got it, but then I saw this from Raymond Weil
And decided that as I had a really nice Mido Chrono I’d get the Raymond instead.
Some Aquanaut, some GO Seventies....I can dig it. It's a super attractive watch.
I'd be very curious how the movement holds up over time. I've never had a big date that didn't end up malfunctioning on me somehow. I've always wondered if its a problem with the complication because it's never really mattered who made the movement, the date eventually just gets stuck.