In an episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast titled Patina, Fauxtina, and Aged Watches, we discuss a polarizing industry trend?the intentional aging of modern watches to give them the appearance of aesthetically-pleasing wear/degradation, otherwise known as patina. At Baselworld this year, we saw more than a handful of brands wading in these waters, with firms as different as Laco and Longines offering pre-distressed watches. Love it or hate it, fauxtina is likely here to stay for the forseeable future.
The watch at the center of today?s hands-on is the Mido Multiform Escape Horween, and it, too, gets the fauxtina treatment. The retail on this watch is $1,090, and for that you get a solid, Swatch Group-produced timepiece with a lightly modified ETA 2824 caliber dubbed the Caliber 80. The most interesting thing here, and it’s what sets this watch apart in my mind, is the finishing on the case (and to a certain extent, the finishing on the dial, too). Let’s jump right in. 
$1090

Hands-On with the Mido Multifort Escape Horween Edition

Case
Stainless steel with gunmetal PVD (blasted)

Movement
Caliber 80 (modified ETA 2824)

Dial
Black with Geneva stripes

Lume
Super-LumiNova (vintage style)

Lens
Sapphire with AR

Strap
Horween leather

Water Resistance
100 meters

Dimensions
44mm x 51mm

Thickness
11.8mm

Lug Width
23mm

Crown
Push-pull

Warranty
Yes

Price
$1090

Let’s begin with the case. It features a ...