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ckm5
210
Aug 28, 2018
I'm partial to Mido All Dials - here's my very own grail watch - a Mido All Dial Titanium
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These are really nice - sapphire crystal with amazing AR coating, really well made (perfect?) bracelet with solid end links and a machined clasp, see-through case back, ETA/Valjoux 7750 movement. It fits my wrist perfectly and is super comfortable. I would wear it everyday if I wasn't afraid of damaging it.
AFAIK, they no longer make this model. It took me six months to find a perfect used one that wasn't an insane price....
I have more chronos being somewhat of a chrono nut....
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The one on the left is the one I wear most. It's a Sector quartz chrono with a sapphire crystal and 200m water resistance. It's pretty much indestructible, I've abused it a lot doing construction and automotive work. The one in the middle is an analog digital Ocean7 with an ETA movement used in Omega and other Swatch brands. I use it while traveling as it has dual timezones. It's nice with a sapphire crystal, good waterproof-ness and you can completely hide the digital side. And it's designed in the USA, made in Switzerland. The other two are Citizens, both quartz, one a Titanium ProMaster Solar (left, metal bracelet), the other (far right, in black) is a cheap beater I picked up for $25. Replaced the band with one that happens to fit perfectly and the bezel has terrific patina....
My rarest chrono is this Certina C-Tronic Chronolympic - most people don't even know it exists.
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It's very special as it uses a Bulova Accutron tuning fork movement rather than either a mechanical or a quartz movement. Certina built a chrono overlay on top of the Accutron movement, so it's really thick (by the standards of those days...). Chews batteries like mad so it's currently not working plus the strap broke.
Sorry for the long post, got carried away.....
ltopper
1113
Aug 29, 2018
ckm5This is an amazing response! O-m-gee that Mido All Dials... <3
ckm5
210
Aug 29, 2018
ltopperThanks! Glad you like it, also my fav - waited years to buy that watch and when I finally had the budget, it was out of production!
Rengrave
22
Sep 12, 2018
ckm5That Mido is beautiful, I am envious.
ckm5
210
Sep 12, 2018
RengraveThanks! I'm glad you like it. FYI, they occasionally come up on eBay for super cheap (relatively speaking) - I missed one exactly like this, but in stainless steel w/yellow markings - IRC it sold for less than $400, a bargain.
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