Mido Ocean Star Titanium Bracelet - M0264304406100

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After every few years, Mido launched new watches, redefining the making of these timepieces, and crafting them in sync with the décor of the era. They marked the 30th anniversary of the Baroncelli watches with a new edition that reinstated the soul of the existing model. It was inspired by modern aesthetics and was a delightful interpretation of the 30-year-old model. Mido also released the Belluna watches to mark the 90th anniversary of the brand. It comes with impressive aesthetics and state-of-the-art technology. The latter models are all inspired by famous monuments of the present world. For instance, the 2008 Great Wall edition was inspired by the Great Wall of China. The Ocean Star Edition This was a diver’s edition watch, which was designed to explore the depths of deep seas. They offered water resistance up to 90 bars with this watch. The bezel of this watch also contains the Super Luminova technology. This Ocean Star’s model contains a helium valve with a COSC certified chronometer movement. The watch was specially designed for water resistance and extreme conditions, both of which are needed by divers. The Chronometer COSC Movement The latter? Everyone else. Well, everyone apart from a few Omegas, and their recent innovation, a non-GMT complication in the calibre 8500 movement family, which offers timezone-setting (1-hr increments) on 3-handed watches. This Caliber 80 movement was defined to enhance the Ocean Star watches. This is also Mido’s flagship movement. This movement includes anti-magnetic properties and offers far better accuracy than regular spring mechanisms. That’s precisely why it is special and has redefined precision for Mido watches. It also offers a power reserve of up to 80 hours, which makes the automatic movement essential for modern watches. It also helps divers sustain for a longer duration under water. Look Timeless with a Mido Ocean Star For clarity, the two look and function in an identical manner, with 4 hands, usually with all of them centrally mounted. Hours, minutes and seconds of the time, displayed on a 12-hr dial exactly as almost every other watch out there. And the 4 th hand is the GMT hand. It rotates a single time every 24 hrs to indicate a separate timezone. If you just wound them and watched them run, both types would seem to be identical. Right up to the point where you rub together your thumb and index finger before releasing the crown to set the watch.

The Mido uses rectangular indices all round, apart from double squares at 12 and 6, and a single square to accommodate the date at 3. Even the 12-marker on the bezel is a square, albeit with a round lume pip within. The hands are folded, with a brushed centre section and polished edges. The H and M hands have rectangular lume sections on the outer ends, and empty windows on the pinion end. Both the GMT and the seconds hand have blue arrow heads. I like the little details touches when in motion too. The end of the hour hand just hovers over the inside edge of the date window as it passes 3. The minute hand tip reaches the inner edge minute indices. The ends of the second and GMT hands are at the outer edge of minute indices too. The widest part of the second hand’s lume passes perfectly over the inner edge of the hour indices. These are intentional and pleasing things to see. With the launch of Ocean Star, the company also introduced two new technologies, the Aquadura and Power wind. It contributed towards power reserve and resistance, a much-needed aspect in watches. Mido Ocean Star 200 Today, the Ocean Star has grown into a comprehensive collection of modern diving watches. Each timepiece has a unidirectional diving bezel, luminous hands and indices, sapphire crystal, and a screw-down crown. While most models are water-resistant to 200 m (20 bar, 656 ft), top models can dive down toFor more information about how we handle complaints at Klarna, please refer to our complaints handling procedure.

Mido was known for being progressive and ahead of its time. As a result, it was natural that Mido Robot was chosen as the brand ambassador. Mido kept setting different benchmarks for their watches, and the technology incorporated in them. In 1954, they launched the power wind winding system, which improved the power reserve for Mido watches. At the same time, this technology also improved the reliability of these timepieces by reducing the use of components. Impressive Models from Mido These elevate what could otherwise look a little utilitarian into something smarter and even perhaps dressier. The lume quality seems good too, with a strong glow as you transition from light into dark, and long-lasting readability. It is easy to differentiate the hands in the dark, as well as orientate the dial. In honor of the Baroncelli collection's 30th anniversary in 2006, Mido released a new collection of classic, minimalist timepieces inspired by string instruments. The addition of the Belluna collection in 2008 marked Mido's first line of Art Deco watches.The Traveller GMT is often seen as being a more functional and exclusive complication. Some people even refer to it as a “true” GMT movement, but I think it is unhelpful as it adds a layer of unwarranted snobbery to the argument. It is also true that some of the Seiko watches that have this setting method use the Kinetic family of movements and are very modest, so the snobbery is unjustified. In an “office” GMT, the first détente on the crown sets the GMT hand, usually in 1-hr increments. It moves independently of all the other hands.

One of the Swiss company's earliest successes came in 1934 in the form of the Multifort. This model remains a staple of the Mido catalog to this day. The release of the Ocean Star followed in 1959 and was a smash hit. It features a single-shell case and a crown sealing system that would later become known as the Aquadura. At the time, the Ocean Star was one of the most robust and water-resistant watches on the market. Today, the Ocean Star's direct descendants are found in the Commander collection, while the Ocean Star name has been given to a new series of diving watches.The sapphire crystal on the Mido is flat, and treated with AR coating inside and out. The AR works commendably well, and so far remains unmarked. Being flat, the crystal does give quite a sterile view of the dial below, there is no distortion you might get from a dome, or edge issues seen with a box crystal. It suits the austere nature of the design, but perhaps a low dome would have leant a little more class.

Ocean Star Powerwind . Produced in the 1960s, this 35-mm stainless steel watch features the Ocean Star's characteristic single-shell case. This means that the dial has to be removed to service the automatic caliber 1117P1 below. All items sold by Guruwatches.co.uk are 100% genuine, authentic and brand new with their original serial numbers intact(where applicable). In Spanish, mido means "I measure." In 1918, company founder Georges Schaeren selected this name for his new business because he felt it reflected a desire for technical innovation and precise design. Mido's early years coincided with the advent of the automobile industry. It was, therefore, natural that the manufacturer specialized in wristwatches inspired by radiator grills used by early automakers. I should say that Mido are not active in the UK market. They have no dealer network or even an agent over here. Nor will they sell direct to customers. I did ask Mido directly, but they refused.m (20 bar, 656 ft). Prices for the Ocean Star Captain V in titanium sit between 990 and 1,100 USD. Stainless steel models generally cost slightly less at 880 to 1,000 USD. Two-tone editions are the exception, demanding around 1,200 USD. It was with some interest that I read that the Swatch group were developing the Powermatic 80 movements to have a traveller GMT feature, and I was very pleased to see that the Mido Ocean Star GMT, which is one of the first, was so attractive. Why is this important? Simply put, the list of companies offering traveller GMT watches is very small, and the list of those offering Office GMT watches is very long.