Some watches want to be the star of the show, which has its time and place, but the watches you/I end up wanting to wear the most blend in and support their surroundings. An interesting detail, though, is that you can choose between two sets of lug holes, one closer to the case and the other a little further away. Like any seasoned traveler, the ideal travel watch has to be flexible and thickskinned, versatile, and always precise. This diving watch is water resistant up to 20 bar, with the case shape providing extra protection for the screw down crown. After every few years, Mido launched new watches, redefining the making of these timepieces, and crafting them in sync with the décor of the era.

This is why we love a great travel watch, because whether you’re home or abroad, they manage to capture the romance of travel without forgetting that sometimes you need a tool to manage time in more than one place. A guarantee of precision, this new titanium-based metal alloy allows to reduce the effect of magnetic fields, while offering great resistance to shocks and the effects of time. It’s within that jet-set spirit that we collaborated with Mido to create the Ocean Star GMT Limited Edition For Hodinkee. On this particular titanium version, the dial has a sort of matte, textured anthracite color with metallic orange accents. The case of the Ocean Star has classic, masculine lines and is surprisingly thin for a modern diver.Swatch Group’s Mido brand has been a horological underdog for a while now, and I think the brand deserves a lot more attention from the enthusiast community. This means that the dial of the Ocean Star has a lot of functionality, but there is some sacrifice when it comes to overall clean, symmetrical looks and legibility (the solid hands are easily more legible). I’d describe the color as a matte milky blue, and yes, there’s a gradient but not in an annoying way.

The Mido robot from this era is famous and epitomizes the progressive attitude and robust designs created by the watchmakers. All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only. It’s a great entry into the current vintage diver craze but with some modern touches that make it the vintage diver you always wanted or wish you could have had back in the day. I have one like the watch featured in this article, but mine is a LE (limited to 200 pieces) issued for the Italian market.Similarly, The Mido Ocean Star Tribute was recently released to celebrate the Ocean Star’s 75th birthday; and it went by with very little fanfare. This is the kind of watch you saw on a hairy, wet wrist in watch ads of the era and I think Mido brought a great package here that works with the case to harken back to those days.

thick, and sports a sapphire crystal, a rotating 24-hour ceramic bezel, and 200 meters of water resistance. The extremely technical process of Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) coats watch components in a strong, impurity-free film to ensure continued resistance to corrosion.You may not transfer or assign any rights or obligations you have under these Terms without our prior written consent. Another surprising feature is the clasp, which is a large diver type with two sets of push buttons on it. We may also transfer your data to selected partners (such as credit reference bureaus), which may be established outside of the UK. It is fitted with the Caliber 80 automatic movement with up to 80 hours of power reserve, is water-resistant up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m/656 ft) and features a unique strap offering maximum comfort.