109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 368
Mido LimitedMulti-Centerchrono
An anti-magnetic vintage wrist chronograph with central 60-minute counter, 24-hour display, tachymeter and telemeter scale
estimated
4.500—6.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
Steel, screw back, Brit. Pat. 385509 (Improvements in fluid-tight watches by Taubert et Fils, Geneva), anti-magnetic protection cap.
Dial
Black and ivory coloured.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.884597
Diam.34 mm
Circa1948
Ctry.Switzerland
This Multi-Centerchrono has a charmingly aged black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and sword-shaped luminous hands, as well as a telemeter scale in miles and a circumferential tachy scale.
The company Mido was established in 1918 by George G. Schaeren in Biel/Bienne in Switzerland. The name "Mido" comes from the Spanish expression "Yo mido" and means "I measure". In the 1920, Mido launched colourful enamel wristwatches for ladies in extravagant forms and with modern bracelets, as well as gentlemen’s Art Deco style wristwatches.