First Look: The Mido Commander Shade
As the trend toward small watches goes mainstream, reissues from the mid-20th century are everywhere these days. However, the Mido Commander Shade is part of a model line that Mido has been producing continuously since 1959, so they are riffing on a living legacy rather than merely jumping on the reissue bandwagon. Furthermore, 2018 marks Mido?s 100th anniversary, so this special edition?s unmistakable 1970s aesthetic helps to celebrate a specific moment within a century?s worth of compelling designs.Based on a specific 1979 model, the Commander Shade sports a 37mm case, acrylic crystal, framed day-date window, and integrated steel Milanese mesh bracelet, but it?s the silver-to-black faded dial that?s ready to disco. As a child of the 70s, I am a sucker for a faded paint job like this, and I wish more brands would take advantage of what seems an obvious and lovely way to adorn a circular dial.
Mido has decorated the Shade?s faded dial to subtle perfection. Note the black accents on the tail-side of the hands which pop against the gray center, as well as the diamond-cut steel markers with a touch of black varnish which gleam against the black outer edge of the dial. In the middle ground, Mido drops in plenty of text: steel applied ?Mido? and ?Commander? logos are a six and 12 respectively, while black text reading ?Automatic Datoday? at nine and the very ’70s dual day-date window at three add perfect balance to the face. The effect is a dynamic and full dial w...
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A Week in Watches Ep. 79 – Swiss Leftovers
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