DRESS
MIDO
BARONCELLI 100TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITIONS
Mido celebrates its first century in style with a series of nicely
designed and affordably priced dress watches. The newest
examples, the Baroncelli 100th Anniversary Limited Editions,
exude class in two sizes (38mm and 33 mm), each a limited
edition of 1,918 in honor of Mido’s founding year.
Let’s start with their polished steel cases, treated with rose
gold PVD. Gold is always good choice with anything formal.
For the smaller version designed for women you’ll see a white
mother-of-pearl dial; the larger model (with a date) would
frankly will look good any wrist regardless of gender and
offers a finely polished and laquered ivory dial. Both pieces
feature a Mido 100th Anniversary logo, perhaps less discreet
than necessary, but not too distracting.
Mido places an ETA automatic movement inside each watch
and makes the movement visible through a clear sapphire
caseback. The movement’s oscillating weight is adorned with
the Mido logo. Both these watches are water-resistant to 50
meters and each is fitted with a glossy brown crocodile-look
leather strap. These limited editions are priced at $1,260 and
$1,070 for the men’s and women’s editions, respectively.
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