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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 11:24 am |
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e.avery 3T WIS 
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Mido, Ocean Star For those Mido fans that would like to add another. I know nothering about them, but found it while looking at the Seikos Johney P posted. http://www.chronograph.com/store/mli_viewItem.asp?idproduct=1129
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 12:50 pm |
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mcwright Admin 
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Great deal, but I'm not crazy about the stones used as indicies. :?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 01:02 pm |
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obsidian 3T WIS 
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If you prefer metal studs instead of crystals for indicies (and I think most people would), you can get this for under $100 from a couple of Singapore sellers on eBay. I have that one, and it is pretty cool. One piece case for added water resistancy, acrylic crystal. The dial has a sunburst pattern that radiates from the 6 o'clock position. The links on the bracelet are flat perfectly polished mirror finished. I've seen it described as the discoball watch because of this. The reason the ones on eBay are selling so cheap is that they are NOS and use actual tritum on the hands/dials. The tritium is all but dead now and they are being dumped on the market-- get em while you can! In case you didn't know: Commander indicates Mido's one piece case design. Ocean Star indicates Mido's special Aquadura crown seal that maintains water resistancy up to 50M even if the crown is pulled out. Someone I know had a watchmaker check his out, and the eBay NOS ones are legit-- Mido signed movements, and the water resistancy is still good.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 01:12 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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What exactly is the movement used in these? I actually have one from the Bay and just assummed it was a 2836 nut this indicates a MIDO movement. anybody have any details on the movement? And just how old are these? thanks, Pax
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 01:21 pm |
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obsidian 3T WIS
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The pic from seller seems to be an ETA movement, and the age I think is from the 90's. Certainly, it's from a time when decorated movements were still being put into cases where they would never be seen-- that's quality for you. Paxman wrote: What exactly is the movement used in these? I actually have one from the Bay and just assummed it was a 2836 nut this indicates a MIDO movement. anybody have any details on the movement? And just how old are these? Attachment: midomec.jpg (Downloaded 41 times) Last edited on Sun Jul 30th, 2006 01:23 pm by obsidian |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30th, 2006 02:28 pm |
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monster623az 3T WIS
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I recently got in contact with Mido about a vintage Mido I have, I am trying to get a date on when the watch was made. I also inquired about one of these that I own(studded), they told me they couldnt tell me anything about it since it was bought over the internet(I did not tell them where I bought it). I got a crystal removal tool not to long ago, im thinking of taking it apart to see the insides but I am also thinking of not doing it, just a really nice watch id hate to mess it up even if I can get another for cheap.
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