Monday, December 23, 2019

What I'd Buy Myself - A Mido On Monday Mash-Up

While the new Mido Oceanstar (particularly the blue dial version) is quite nice, I would most likely choose this Mido for myself -


Courtesy of Mido
Regular readers will recognize my subtle obsession. The classic Mido Commander. This particular model is referred to by the folks at Mido as the Commander 1959. Hours, minutes, seconds, day and date. COSC, integrated bracelet. In short, the shit that killed Elvis.

For those of you out there who are also obsessed, here are the pertinents -

CASE
Material:
Stainless steel
Diameter:
37.00 mm 
Between lugs:
20.00 mm
Water-resistance:
5 bar (50 m / 165 ft)
Crystal:
Hesalite 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 bracelet in stainless steel

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