Happy Birthday To Me!

Although 2020 has been a pretty sucky year for all of us, it did see my personal odometer flip and I am now firmly established as a 52 year old.

And because in a time this serious, you have to look for some light and happiness where you can find it, Wendy gave me this -

For those unfamiliar, SWATCH comes out with a SWATCH Club SWATCH each year, and this year marked the 30th anniversary.

And it is the perfect companion for my one of my favorite activities - eating noodles!

#noodlesmakemehappy

it was an amazing day thanks to Wendy, the Executive Publisher and the Editor in Chief!

Tempus Fugit!

Mido On Monday - Let's Hop In The WABAC Machine!

With the Mido Commander 1959 in PVD -

Courtesy of Mido

Nearly 52 years ago on July 9th, 1968, my grandfather gave my father a Mido -

Then I made my debut the next day. So it is safe to say that I have a bit of an affinity.  

And in a continuing search to find the one that would scratch my itch of longing for the past, for certainty, for a time now long gone by, this one comes pretty close to ticking all of the boxes.

Courtesy of Mido

As I've mentioned before, the Commanders that command my attention are the monocoque (one piece), integrated Milanese bracelet, and the original Mido legend (script) on the dial.
Should you be inclined like me to plump for one of those -

CASE

• Material:

   

  Stainless steel with yellow gold PVD coating
• Diameter:

   

  37.00 mm
• Between lugs:

   

  20.00 mm
• Water-resistance:

   

  5 bar (50 m / 165 ft)
• Crystal:

   

  Hesalit crystal
• Case height:

   

  10.45 mm

MOVEMENT

• Movement type:

   

  Automatic
• Automatic Mido Caliber (base ETA C07.621 / 2836-2)

  • Date

DIAL

• Dial colour:

   

  Silver
• Hour Markers:

   

  Applied indexes

BRACELET

• Milanese mesh in stainless steel with yellow gold PVD coating