July 9

Another bit of Henki lore.  While the automatic Rado was my first automatic watch purchase, my first automatic watch was the Mido that my father was given the day before I was born - July 9th.  As we are on the same day, I had a quick browse through the current collection, and if I were picking?  I'd pick this one -

Courtesy of Mido

This is the Mido Commander 1959, Chronometer Version.  As mentioned before, I was a lifelong fan but a series of frustrating exchanges with the head of their North American offices made a lifelong passion fade into a disappointing memory.

But as tomorrow is my day, and a day I usually look back on these things, if I were looking to reignite that Mido passion, this would be the one I'd pick.

Here are the pertinents, per Mido -

CASE
Material:
Stainless steel
Diameter:
37.00 mm
Between lugs:
5.90 mm
Water-resistance:
5 bar (50 m / 165 ft)
Crystal:
Hesalit crystal
Case height:
10.45 mm

MOVEMENT
Movement type:
Automatic
Automatic ETA 2836-2 COSC
Chronometer COSC
Date

DIAL
Dial colour:
Silver
Hour Markers:
Applied indexes

BRACELET
Milanese mesh in stainless steel