Mido Commander Big Date Watch Review

After spending a few weeks with the Mido Commander Big Date, it's really hard for me to think of a versatile mechanical dress watch that provides better value for less than $1,000 Getting rid of it and adding a big date complication at 6 o'clock transforms the identity of the watch, adds some much-needed symmetry to the dial, and results in a watch that joins the Multifort Escape and Ocean Star as Mido watches that are impressive value propositions It's funny how often I am in the camp of "Get rid of the date window and it's perfect" on a watch, but the big-date display totally turns that premise on its head and becomes the defining aesthetic characteristic that makes me love a watch.

People are naturally drawn to symmetry and watch dials are no exception with Mido following design rules closely and successfully The other aspect of the dial that succeeds in the Mido Commander Big Date is the layered dimensionality that avoids the feeling of flatness that befalls so many dress watches Done in 316L steel, the case of the Mido Commander Big Date retains the very Mido round watch face, although not with an integrated bracelet here.

Some months back I wrote a list of 10 Affordable Watches That Get a Nod From Snobs in 2018 and while a Mido watch didn't make that list, I'd certainly put this watch on a list of contenders. . Source