Tuesday, May 24, 2016

MIDO – MULTIFORT Caliber 80


















MIDOMULTIFORT Caliber 80

A timepiece with a bold design 
for motorsports enthusiasts

Just like the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Multifort collection is synonymous with bold modernity. The latest addition to a collection that epitomises Mido’s expertise, the Multifort Caliber 80 will delight all those who enjoy a rush of adrenaline behind the wheel. Its anthracite dial is protected by a stainless steel case and is decorated with vertical Geneva stripes. Several touches of red – on the seconds hand and minute circle – highlight the watch’s fiery temperament and evoke the dashboard counters on a racing car. Fitted with a steel bracelet, this three-hand model houses a latest-generation movement: the Caliber 80, which gives it up to 80 hours of power reserve. Formidably accurate and uncompromisingly robust, the Multifort Caliber 80 is characterised by its distinguished design and will be at home on the wrists of all motorsports enthusiasts.

Launched in 1934, just two years after the completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Multifort collection shares some remarkable characteristics with the famous structure: a perfect balance between function and aesthetics. A truth that has stood the test of time, as Mido celebrated the 80th anniversary of Multifort production in 2014, making this emblematic collection one of the longest-produced series in the history of Swiss watchmaking. 

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The Multifort Caliber 80 is sporty at heart and is a timepiece designed for automotive performance. Featuring a robust case in satin-finished and polished stainless steel, it is impervious to knocks, jolts or high-speed spin-outs. The timepiece is fitted with the Caliber 80, an automatic movement at the cutting edge of watchmaking technology which, in addition to its formidable accuracy, endows the watch with 80 hours of power reserve – two reasons that are sure to delight all those who enjoy a rush of adrenaline behind the wheel. The anthracite dial adorning the Multifort Caliber 80 is decorated with vertical Geneva stripes and is protected by a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides.

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Meanwhile, its 42 mm diameter case is encircled by a black aluminium ring and the date is indicated in an aperture at 4.30. The indexes and hour and minute hands feature white Super-LumiNova® for enhanced legibility at night. Several touches of red – on the seconds hand and minute circle – highlight its fiery temperament and evoke the dashboard counters on a racing car.

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A sport-chic model with a bold design, the Multifort Caliber 80 is fitted with a transparent case back that enables the wearer to admire its finely decorated automatic movement and its oscillating weight adorned with Geneva stripes and the Mido logo. Water-resistant up to a pressure of 10 bars (100 m/330 ft), it comes with a stainless steel bracelet fitted with a folding clasp.

Three other versions of the Multifort Caliber 80 are also available.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Model: MULTIFORT Caliber 80 42mm

Ref: M025.407.11.061.00
 
Movement   
Automatic Mido Caliber 80 (ETA C07.611 base) ,
11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, height: 4.74 mm, 25 jewels, 21,600 A/H,
NIVACHOC shock-absorber, NIVAFLEX NM mainspring,
ELINCHRON II balance-spring.
Finely decorated chronometer movement with blued screws,
decorated oscillating weight with Geneva stripes and engraved Mido logo,
Functions HMSD+Day.
Adjusted on 5 different positions for a high accuracy.
Up to 80 hours of power reserve.
Functions  
HMSD. Adjusted on 3 different positions for high accuracy.
Up to 80 hours of power reserve.
Case   
Satin-finished and polished 316L stainless steel, black aluminium ring,  Ø42 mm,
3 pieces, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, screwed crown and case back,
transparent case back revealing the finely decorated and elaborate movement, engraved serial number,
water-resistant up to a pressure of 10 bars (100 m/330 ft).
Dial   
Anthracite, vertical Geneva stripes,
white Super-LumiNova®, date at 4.30.
Hands   
Satin-finished and polished skeleton hour and minute hands with white Super-LumiNova® for easy readability at night, varnished red seconds hand. 
Bracelet   
Bracelet and folding clasp in satin-finished and polished 316L stainless steel.

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Press Release - 2016 
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TUDOR – HERITAGE Black Bay BRONZE



TUDOR HERITAGE Black Bay BRONZE NEW

The Heritage Black Bay family welcomes the new Heritage Black Bay Bronze model, a 43 mm divers' watch inspired by the brand's history and fitted with a mechanical movement developed, manufactured and assembled by TUDOR.

The characteristic elements of the new Heritage Black Bay Bronze model's personality have been drawn from TUDOR’s history. It inherits the general lines, as well as the dial and domed crystal, from the very first TUDOR diving watches. It features the particularly prominent winding crown from the famous 7924 reference of 1958, known as Big Crown.

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It borrows the characteristic angular hands, known as snowflake, from the watches delivered in large quantities to the French National Navy in the 1970s. The drilled holes on the side of the lugs and their particularly pronounced chamfering can be added to the list of notable historic design elements adopted in this new model.

AN ALUMINIUM BRONZE ALLOY CASE

The characteristic element of the Heritage Black Bay Bronze is an imposing bronze case, 43 mm in diameter, which is an aesthetic reference to the use of bronze in historic ships and other diving equipment. The choice of this metal, a high performance aluminium bronze alloy, guarantees the development of a subtle and unique patina to match its user's habits. In addition to a highly functional appearance in line with the world to which it pays tribute, the Heritage Black Bay Bronze has entirely brushed finishes that guarantee a homogeneous development of the patina.

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A combination of chocolate­ brown dial and bezel – a first for TUDOR – with golden and beige accents, completes the model's look. The visual effect is that of a patinated object that could have battled the waves on its owner's wrist for many years, and seems to have been fashioned by him and his lifestyle.

THE TUDOR MT5601
MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT

The Tudor MT5601 Manufacture Movement was developed specifically to equip the Heritage Black Bay Bronze model. Slightly larger in diameter and displaying hours, minutes and seconds func­tions, it bears the reference MT5601, in which “MT” stands for “Mouvement TUDOR”.

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In 2015, TUDOR announced the first mechanical movement in its history to have been developed, manufactured and assembled in­house. A high­ performance calibre of excellent precision and proven robustness, it offers a 70­hour power reserve.

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Beating to a frequency of 28,800 beats/hour or 4Hz, the movement is regulated by a variable inertia oscil­lator with silicon balance spring, held in place by a traversing bridge – a guarantee of its robustness. Furthermore, the movement is certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).

AN HISTORIC STRAP

TUDOR has identified the historic uses of its watches and reinterpreted them in its latest models. For example, the French Navy had TUDOR watches delivered without bracelets and then fitted them with their own straps, handmade or otherwise. One of them, found on a period watch, is made of elastic recovered from a French rescue parachute.

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It is from this ultra­functional relic, recognisable by its central yellow thread that the beige and brown woven jacquard strap fitted to the Heritage Black Bay Bronze descends. In line with the characteristics of the Heritage line, it is accompanied also by an aged brown leather strap whose angled cut accentuates a rustic effect.

THE TUDOR DIVERS' WATCH

The history of the TUDOR divers' watch dates back to 1954 and the launch of reference 7922. The first in a long line of ergonomic, legible, accurate and robust divers' watches, it perfectly embodies the approach formulated by the American architect Louis Sullivan, according to whom the form of an object must follow its function. Furthermore, it laid down the aesthetic and technical foundations of an ideal divers' watch, those of an understated, functional and reliable tool.

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The sixty years that followed the launch of the original 7922 saw the constant improvement of the TUDOR divers' watch and each model gained unanimous acclaim from professionals in the field, including some of the greatest military navies in the world. It is this relationship with these navies which evokes ideas of travel and adventure that the Heritage Black Bay Bronze celebrates.

THE HERITAGE LINE

A key characteristic of the TUDOR Heritage line is the unique creative process that began in 2010 with the presentation of the TUDOR Heritage Chrono model, a free interpretation of the brand's first chronograph dating from 1970. Since then, some of the most im­ portant references in the history of TUDOR have been reworked within the Heritage line. Far from simply being an identical re­release of a classic, the models in this line bring together the past, present and future, with the aesthetic codes that contribut­ ed to the reputation of historic models preserved and instilled into contemporary timepieces. The new Heritage Black Bay Bronze adopts this approach, offering a new reading of the history of the TUDOR divers' watch.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: Heritage 
Model: Black Bay BRONZE

Reference: 79250BM

Mouvement
Mechanical automatic TUDOR calibre, 
CALIBRE: MT5601, Manufacture TUDOR (COSC)
Self­winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system
PRECISION: Swiss Chronometer Officially
Certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute)
FUNCTIONS:
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
Stop­seconds function for precise time setting
OSCILLATOR: Variable inertia balance, micro­adjustment by screw
Non­magnetic silicon balance spring
Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz)
TOTAL DIAMETER: 33,8 mm
THICKNESS: 6,5 mm
JEWELS: 25 jewels
POWER RESERVE: Approximately 70 hours
CASE:
Bronze case, bronze-­coloured PVD­-treated steel case back,
43 mm, satin finish
BEZEL: Bronze unidirectional rotatable 
bezel with disc in matt brown anodised aluminium
WINDING CROWN: Bronze screw-­down winding crown adorned
with an engraved TUDOR rose
DIAL: Brown, domed
CRYSTAL: Domed sapphire crystal
WATERPROOFNESS: Waterproof to 200 m (660 ft)
BRACELET:
Aged leather strap with bronze buckle
Additional fabric strap with bronze buckle included in the box

SWISS PRICE (VAT incl.): CHF 3'800.—



Year: 2016
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