Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Commander Shade
Earlier this year, Swiss brand Mido made headlines by releasing the critically-acclaimed, 1939-inspired Multifort Datometer. This watch, produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 founding of the brand by Georges Schaeren, held a number of traits popular in today?s ?new vintage? market, with its smaller 38-mm size, uncommon triple calendar, and relative affordability. It was a watch that easily melded its championed vintage features with the modern manufacturing capabilities of a Swatch Group-owned brand, and thus struck a chord in the horological world.
Alongside the Multifort Datometer came alongside another commemorative design, in the Mido Commander Shade series. The new models, which expand Mido?s already robust Commander collection, find their inspiration loosely in a vintage watch from 1979. The Commander series, which was first known as the Ocean Star series, initially debuted in 1959, and has been a flagship of the brand?s portfolio since its release. At that time, the Golden Era piece featured a single-shell case and ?Aquadura? crown to better protect the watch from water damage through various sealing mechanisms. Over the next few decades, as with many other watch series, Mido transitioned the design from a technology-focused angle to one that could move with the trends of the day. This allowed the Ocean Star series to expand into a number of different styles, some with oval designs and multi-layered dials, others with pillow-shaped cases and inte...
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