This watch had never been something I’d
been searching for. Hell, I didn't even know it existed before I found it for sale. It
obviously wasn’t a dive watch but the monocoque case design has always fascinated
me so I decided to take a closer look. OK, so the size was also pretty interesting; 39mm instead of the regular 36mm
dress size. Then it had this integrated bracelet which also looked neat
and well designed and it even housed an ETA 2836-2 movement. When all those features combined were
taken into consideration together with the price of $200 I could only come up
with one conclusion; it had to be tested! It was impossible it was going to be
a crappy watch.
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| #218 - The Mido Commander, ref. M8425.4.18.1. |
And it for sure wasn’t bad. No
it was really cool. A perfect office beater I would say for the ones who don’t
want to go with a classic Rolex Datejust or the ultra-boring Omega SMP. I
was really glad I gave this one a chance. It definitely brought something new to
the table and I loved its dark gray sunburst dial. I’ve seen Mido has come up with a few real dive watches, like their 42mm
All Dial 200m Diver with the inner rotating bezel, and after trying the Commander I
wouldn’t hesitate to give Mido another go. Also their new Baroncelli dress
watch has a really interesting dial structure that looks promising.
The Commander turned out to be
impossible to sell within Sweden. I don’t think Mido has big fan base here. It finally
had to cross the Baltic Sea over to Finland to find a new home.
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