Swiss watch brand Mido presents a special edition of the Ocean Star Tribute in shades of blue adorning its bezel, its primary rubber strap and its dial in a graduated selection of hues. This recreational diving watch also comes with many vintage nods that recall Mido’s age-old watchmaking know-how.
The Ocean Star Tribute benefits from Mido’s historic expertise in water resistance, as it is suitable for use up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m/660 ft).
The matt dial of the Ocean Star Tribute Special Edition presents graduated shades of blue, from sky blue in the centre to dark blue around the edges. The unidirectional rotating bezel in a matching shade recalls its seafaring origins.
For perfect legibility, the hour, minute and seconds hands are flat diamond-cut and coated with white Super-LumiNova®, as are the indexes. A luminescent white dot also marks the bezel at 12 o’clock to guarantee readability in the depths. The date is shown in an aperture at 3 o’clock. Finally, an ultra-resistant ‘glassbox’-style sapphire crystal protects the dial.
This new Ocean Star Tribute comes with two strap options: a blue textured rubber strap, and a second more retro and elegant Milanese mesh bracelet.
The 40.5 mm diameter stainless steel case in polished finish features a screwed crown and is protected from unintentional adjustments on the sides.
The case back, also screwed, is adorned with a polished starfish in relief in a nod to the collection’s history. The Ocean Star Tribute watch is water resistant up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m/660 ft) on this model.
Inside this diving watch beats the Caliber 80, a reliable self-winding movement with an exceptional power reserve of up to 80 hours. It is finely decorated with Geneva stripes on the oscillating weight and an engraved Mido logo.
Technical details
Model: Mido Ocean Star Tribute Special Edition
Reference M026.807.11.041.01
Movement
Automatic Mido Caliber 80 (ETA C07.621 base), 11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, height: 5.31 mm, 25 jewels, 21,600 vph, Nivachron™ balance-spring. Finely decorated Elaboré-grade movement, oscillating weight decorated with Geneva stripes and the Mido logo. Functions: HMSD + day. Adjusted in 3 different positions for high accuracy. Up to 80 hours of power reserve.
Case
Polished stainless steel, unidirectional rotating bezel with blue aluminium ring and silver-coloured marking, white Super-LumiNova® dot at 12 o’clock, Ø40.5 mm, 2 pieces, box sapphire crystal, screwed crown and screwed case back with polished starfish in relief and serial number, water-resistant up to a pressure of 20 bar (200 m/660 ft).
Dial
Matt, in light blue transitioning to navy blue on the edges, printed indexes with white Super-LumiNova®, date at 3 o’clock.
Hands
Flat diamond-cut hour and minute hands with white Super-LumiNova®. Flat diamond-cut sweep-seconds hand with white Super-LumiNova® dot.
Bracelet
Stainless steel bracelet in polished Milanese mesh, sliding clasp offering optimised and secure adjustment.
Additional strap in semi-glossy navy blue textured rubber, polished pin buckle with engraved Mido logo.
