1950s Mido Multicenterchrono
Reference: Mido Multi-Centerchrono
Serial: xxxxxx
Year: 1950s
Case: Stainless steel, screwback, Francoise Borgel
Dial: Radium dial, feuille hands, rose gilt multiscales
Dimensions: 35 mm excluding crown
Function: Manual, Multi-Centerchrono
Caliber: Mido - Cal. 1300
Strap: Original Leather strap
Accessories: Leather strap
This Mido Multi-Centerchrono has been a watch on our radar for some time. Finding the right example with a strong case (designed by Taubert & Fils Borgel) made cases for Patek and Vacheron during the era. The notable feature of this case is the screwback, antimagnetic case design and, and dust cover. And the wide mushroom pushers are just the icing on the cake.
The dial, whilst busy, has a lot of detail and suprising balance. Note the lack of subdials, and the central red minutes counter. The galvanised black and contrasting rose gilt and cream scales