MIDOOcean Star Tribute - Swiss Automatic Watch for Men - Blue Dial - Case 40.5mm - M0268301104100

Beautiful well-built watch and great helpful seller

The package didn’t come with the usual 2-year international warranty. Plus the box came weirdly organized and the serial number codes stickers didn’t come with it either.

I got this watch and out of the box it was pretty good. I like my mechanical watches to be accurate, and this watch would gain 2 seconds one day and then lose 2 seconds the next, so overall it was keeping good time. Then after a few weeks something happened as the movement settled in and it just started losing 8 seconds or more per day. I looked at regulating the movement (adjusting the accuracy), but it's impossible for a regular watch maker to do. It needs to go back to Mido for laser regulation. It is NOT adjustable like a usual ETA movement. Disappointing! Pretty watch for sure, but the movement is the heart and soul of a mechanical watch and I was NOT happy with this watch's movement.

The bezel was stiff. It could barely move. I took the watch to a local watch maker who removed and reinstalled the bezel. After that it moved freely, but was getting snagged every time the pip passed 9oclock. It's as if the bezel spring was bent. I love the watch but cannot rationalize the $800 expense on a watch with a snagging bezel. I returned it hoping to replace it with a working watch that I can pass down from generation to generation.