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It’s the first new watch I’ve bought in many years. I have been interested in an 80 hour movement for a while now. I considered a Tissot PRX but ultimately decided on this one since it’s a chronometer and from a more underrated brand. I also liked the unique texture on this dial and the double domed sapphire compared with the PRX. It was regularly listed at 798 and then I received an email about a price drop to 640 and with my birthday coming up soon, I said fuck it. Got it from joma since I’m not jomaphobic and I haven’t had a bad experience with them. With the exchange rate and import duties it cost me just under 1k Canadian. Definitely cheaper than it would have cost me locally. Pretty happy with it so far. Very nice box which will be collecting dust for the next 30 years. One thing that annoyed me was that the screwed in links were so tight, that I had to take it to a kiosk to get it sized. I should probably invest in a better screwdriver set. Also, I don’t know why it has a screw down crown. I would have preferred a push pull since it’s only 100m and I have no intention of swimming with it. Other than that I’m loving it. It’s been keeping cosc time and I’m gonna let it run down over the next few days to see if I get a full 80 hours. A similar look to an aqua terra for 1/8 the cost.

I like it. Nice. Congratulations. It does resemble the aqua terra.

Congrats. Mido fan here. Great looking watch.

Nice pickup!

Agreed - good pick - that’s great looking!

Mido has long been under appreciated in the US - nice catch.

Many a Watch God raise their ale filled gourds in salute to your fine a$$ pick up..they all give it 2 spears up!!..

Me do like that one!

Very nice. IMO this is the most difficult thing to execute in design: the basic, essence of a product without any unneeded frills.

That’s cool, I love the dial.

My spear is also up

Nice! Congrats.

Yup! Could live with that one a long time.

Handsome! Have never owned a Mido. Look forward to your long-term comments. Enjoy

Update:

I tried to leave it on the bedside table to see how much power reserve it actually holds, but I couldn’t resist putting it back on my wrist after two days . I’m still in the honeymoon period with this one. I might be able to let it wind down later. It’s been running at about -1 -2 seconds a day.

A couple of small complaints:

The screw down crown is quite tight to unscrew and the grip isn’t great since it’s polished. I would have preferred a push pull crown on this one, or have a grippier crown.

The bracelet and clasp edges are a bit sharp and it can be a bit of a hair puller.

I think it would have been perfect at 40mm. 42 wears quite big especially that the bezel is so thin and it’s all dial.

The lume sucks, but I knew that going into it and I didn’t buy it for the lume. It’s a dressy casual watch so I won’t be diving with it… hopefully

Having said all that, I’m very pleased with the watch overall and how it’s running. I’m really enjoying wearing it. The dial really pops in the sun.











I love double domed sapphires and the way they look like a bubble from low angles without distorting the dial. This one isn’t heavily domed, but still gives the nice effect. Very nice AR too



Nice exhibition caseback and a nicely decorated movement

Looks fantastic! ^^

I’m glad you’re so happy with it, it’s a looker. I like the unique dial.

I like that a lot. Given my small-to-medium-sized wrist, the size has kept me from properly lusting after it...