?Watches, Stories, and Gear? is a weekly roundup of some our favorite watch content from Worn & Wound, great stories from around the web, and cool gear that we?ve got our eye on.
This week?s installment is brought to you by Mido watches. In 2018, Mido is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to honor that momentous occasion the storied Swiss brand is bringing back numerous iconic watches from its back catalog. One such revival is the new Commander Shade. It’s the latest member to join a family of watches first launched in 1959, but it pulls direct inspiration from a watch Mido released in 1979. The eye is immediately drawn to the ’70s-inspired smoked and sunray satin-finished dial, which features applied indexes (polished and coated with black varnish), Super-LumiNova, and a day-date aperture at three o’clock.  The case measures a classic 37 millimeters across, and an acrylic crystal (hot-stamped with Mido’s logo) really amplifies the vintage vibe of the piece. Powering the watch is an ETA 2836-2 automatic caliber, a reliable Swiss-made workhorse. The watch is paired with a Milanese mesh metal bracelet.
To learn more about the Mido Commander Shade, visit Mido.
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