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Vintage Mido Watches?

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Sorry to bump and ancient thread, but surprised no one shared any of the mido FB slide cases. Here’s mine:
 
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Sorry to bump and ancient thread, but surprised no one shared any of the mido FB slide cases. Here’s mine:

Wanted to bid on this one myself - good purchase 👍
 
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I'm new and an old-timer here to whom I'm very grateful gave me great advice about buying a Mido off ebay for about $100 and getting it cleaned up (another $200). Here is the before and after. I just want to add how much I enjoy the forum and the balance between esoteric conversations among experts and the willingness to advise those like myself who are at the beginning of the learning curve. Here is the before and after. Best to all, Jeff

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Another remarkable rectangular Mido posted on Instagram by @The Patina Boy.
 
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Tony C.
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Assuming originality, why do you think that "Multi" would have been omitted on the dial?
 
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Assuming originality, why do you think that "Multi" would have been omitted on the dial?
That's actually my question. The dial looks original, and case # is 809xxxx, which is dated to early 40s, my wild guess is this piece probably one of the initial batch of centerchrono production.
Any insight is welcome.
 
Tony C.
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It's an oddity. The dial printing is generally very good, and if it was refinished, the quality is high. "CENTERCHRONO" does strike me as being a bit dark, and not as fine as some, but like all manufacturers during that period, Mido surely must have outsourced their dials to more than one maker, and there were some small variations.

I have seen just one other example, though the poorly placed lume raises some question:

https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch...terchrono-Circa-1940s-SS-/-Leather-22897.html

The first generation of Mido chronographs were called "Multichronos". and I Suppose that it may have been possible that there were a small number of early Multi-Centerchronos with only "CENTERCHRONO" on the dials. But I have never seen any associated marketing material that would support that, and so I remain a bit skeptical.
 
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Tony C. Tony C.
It's an oddity. The dial printing is generally very good, and if it was refinished, the quality is high. "CENTERCHRONO" does strike me as being a bit dark, and not as fine as some, but like all manufacturers during that period, Mido surely must have outsourced their dials to more than one maker, and there were some small variations.

I have seen just one other example, though the poorly placed lume raises some question:

https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch...terchrono-Circa-1940s-SS-/-Leather-22897.html

The first generation of Mido chronographs were called "Multichronos". and I Suppose that it may have been possible that there were a small number of early Multi-Centerchronos with only "CENTERCHRONO" on the dials. But I have never seen any associated marketing material that would support that, and so I remain a bit skeptical.
Thanks for that link, the dial of this sample looks original though the index lume is a little fuzzy.
It's true no official material to support my theory. I sent Mido an email for any details available for my watch but no response yet. Hopefully I may get some useful info from the brand.
 
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Mido for today—the dial shifts from black to brown.

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Dibs, I have been after a grey dial for a while! They all seem to be patinated to some extent. Not sure if those grey dials are more commonly found with a date or without.
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qazwsx1
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I believe that you can find versions both with and without the date.
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Dibs, I have been after a grey dial for a while! They all seem to be patinated to some extent. Not sure if those grey dials are more commonly found with a date or without.
 
qazwsx1
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Mido watches from that period featured various dial designs, and this particular one is among the uncommon types.

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cineaste
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qazwsx1 qazwsx1
Mido watches from that period featured various dial designs, and this particular one is among the uncommon types.

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I have seen this dial design and particularly these indices, but I cannot remember seeing a black outer border before. Thanks for sharing!
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