Mido Commander
Talk about vintage watches and one name that comes to mind immediately is Mido. Mido continues as a strong favorite among collectors of watches the world today. Mido has been a name to reckon with throughout its history of more than 80 years, with watches that are for connoisseurs of watches and demanding users. She specializes in time-price mid-range offering something special and extraordinary. Mido is proud of making timeless watches.
Mido's history goes back almost 90 years to 1918, when the company was born. Mido was started November 11, 1918 by George G. Schaeren in Biel, Switzerland. Mido is a Latin term that means measuring. Since its inception, Mido has been at the forefront of innovation Technical and timeless design.
The coming decades that followed the birth of the company, saw Mido advancing both technologically and aesthetically. While path breaking innovations such as the first automatic watch, the first watch with unbreakable springs, the first center chronograph, the world's most powerful mechanism of settlement, and the world's Room to watch smaller ladies' marked technological advances, Mido's collaboration with luxury brands rose designs unique and appealing as the Mido Bugatti.
In 1934 Mido introduced Multifort model, the first watch on the market to have an automatic movement. The introduction of this automatic watch for the first time the market was an important milestone in the history of Mido. The watch was also shock resistant, anti-magnetic and resistant to water first set at this time. Mido hit a new milestone in the year when it introduced watches with unbreakable springs. This was also the first time any company had introduced such springs in the market.
Mido was the first to introduce center chronograph (a watch with all hands arranged in the center) in the year 1945. In 1954, the company introduced the world's most powerful winding mechanism. In 1967 Mido was recognized as the manufacturer of watch smaller ladies the world's '.
With so many first to its credit and a history of innovation, it was small wonder that Mido is at the forefront for a number of decades. Mido's first automatic, anti-magnetic, water resistant watch remained in the forefront for over three decades into his sixties. Another model, the Mido Robot was a symbol of strength in the fifties. So much so that the famous cartoon of the period was devoted to the robot Mido and his adventures.
Mido introduced its model of commander in 1959. It was a single shell watch, the first of its kind and a novelty at the time. If only the shell has revolutionized the industry, and improved the life of watches significantly. Mido Commander survived to this day, and watches among the most highly recognized with several individual models. Among the models featured under this range is a model 18-carat gold. The range also includes chronographs and COSC certified chronometers.
In 1970 Mido introduced Aquadura Crown closure system, an innovation that won a place for it as the king of waterproof watches. The crown Aquadura uses a sealing system natural cork that is treated and shaped so that the water resistance characteristics. It is used to seal the crown, which is the part that is more prone to and affected by water leaks.
In the nineties, the World Timer Mido has been introduced. It was a functional watch that could show the local time anywhere in the world. The user must provide only the relevant city to position 12 oÂ'clock and press the crown to see local time in this city.
Mido is today a part of the Swatch Group, which is a dynamic organization with more 150 production centers around the world. Most production facilities are in Switzerland, with the rest spread over countries like France, Italy, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia and China. Swatch Group also owns brands such as Omega, Longines, Rado, and many more.
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