Mido. A stainless steel and pink gold chronograph wristwatch with pink dial
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Mido. A stainless steel and pink gold chronograph wristwatch with pink dial

SIGNED MIDO, MULTI-CENTERCHRONO, CASE NO. 810'467, CIRCA 1950

Closed9 November 2015

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CHF 3,750

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Mido. A stainless steel and pink gold chronograph wristwatch with pink dial
Signed Mido, Multi-Centerchrono, case no. 810'467, circa 1950
Cal. 1300 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, metal dust cover, pink dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, central red chronograph minutes hand, outer tachymetre scale, fifth of a seconds combined with Arabic five minutes divisions on white track, blue telemetre scale, circular stainless steel case, pink gold bezel, screw back, 2 round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Founded in Switzerland in 1918 by Georges Schaeren, Mido is today based in the city of Le Locle which is the heart of Swiss watch making. The name Mido comes from the Spanish Yo mido, meaning "I measure" and the present chronograph is a perfect example of this meaning.