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MIDO
COSC 2013 STATISTICS
Following
its General Meeting of 6 June 2014, the COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse
des Chronomètres, the
Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute) has published its 2013 annual
report, including statistics for Swiss movements certified for their high
precision.
For
the third year in a row, Mido takes fourth place, with 72,948 mechanical
chronometers certified in 2013.
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A
chronometer is a movement whose precision has been tested and verified by the COSC,
an independent testing body. Only watches whose movements have been certified
and numbered by the COSC are officially authorized to use the designation of chronometer.
Mechanical
movements certified by the COSC must undergo a battery of stringent tests conducted
over 15 days and 15 nights, in five different positions and at different
temperatures, which simulate actual conditions of wear. The maximum permitted tolerance
for a chronometer is -4 to +6 seconds per day.
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Since
its establishment in 1918, Mido has stood out for the precision of its
timepieces and has thus become, over the years, the brand to offer the broadest
range of mechanical chronometers in its price segment.
With
72,948 chronometer-certified mechanical movements in 2013, compared to 61,358
in 2012, Mido has maintained its honourable 4th position first acquired in 2011.
The mid-end watch brand thus finds itself just behind the high-end brands Rolex,
Omega and Breitling. Other renowned brands such as Tissot, Panerai and Chopard come
in behind Mido in this official ranking.
Nearly
a century after it was founded, Mido remains faithful to its original values
and this result once again underlines the quality and precision of its
timepieces.
More
than a mere technical characteristic, the chronometer designation is a badge of
honour which proves that watches certified by the COSC are of a superior
quality.
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COSC TOP 10
(Mechanical movements)
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2013
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VS.
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2012
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Rolex
804’896 pcs
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1.
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Rolex 798’935 pcs
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Omega 447’477 pcs
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2.
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Omega 526’046 pcs
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Breitling 102’237 pcs
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3.
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Breitling 121’325 pcs
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MIDO
72’948 pcs
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4.
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MIDO 61’358 pcs
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Tissot
62’830 pcs
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5.
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Tissot 49’625 pcs
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Panerai
21’658 pcs
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6.
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Panerai 28’742 pcs
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Chopard
20’520 pcs
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7.
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Chopard 22’674 pcs
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Titoni
16’669 pcs
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8.
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Enicar 15’519 pcs
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Enicar
15’845 pcs
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9.
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Titoni 15’090 pcs
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Ulysse
Nardin 11’213 pcs
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10.
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Ball Watch 8’580 pcs
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Sources: COSC Annual Reports 2012+2013
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