The Best Swiss Dive Watch Under $1,000? - MIDO Ocean Star Captain Blue

I wish it was 40mm

I own the GMT Ocean Star. The quality is amazing. MIDO are a very underappreciated watch

I was glad to hear mention of Certina during the last few seconds of the video. Throughout the video, I was thinking about the Certina PH500M as a serious competitor.

oooold thread i know but trying to find if anyone has a clue on how it would wear on a small wrist (15.5)? The only place that i could try one is a good 60-70 miles away

Why is the Tribute more expensive than this one? Specs are about the same.

Es más bonito que el Hydroconquest

I got it this year. I love it. I love the vintage nautical look (1960's)

Amazing watch but I think Christopher Ward took the crown for best diver around this price

how it is compare to citizen challenge diver? citizen is titanium and cheaper. also got some interesting story behind it.

Hi guys. I really like this watch a lot and want to buy it. However, I have heard that these movements can't be serviced! Can anyone here confirm or deny this? Thank you in advance!

Wondering, does the on the fly bracelet extension lock into any position or is it all or nothing? Thanks

To be honest, I own many good watches but the Mido Commander 2 Cosc and the Ocean Star 200c are somehow the ones I wear the most. I Preordered now a Christopher Ward "The Twelve" Titanium maybe that will make me wear MIDOs less :-), but honestly they are so comfortable on the wrist and so beautiful to look at that I kinda always go back to MIDO. By the way the ocean Star is now running at +15s after 1 Month, incredibly accurate!

Ocean Star 600 is highly underrated. COSC certified, silicon balance spring, sapphire glass, ceramic bezel, 600 metres of water resistance - all for half the price that any other brand with these specs offer. It's crazy that no one is talking about the 600. Best kept horological secret.

Awesome watch for the $$$...

What are your thoughts on Gevril dive watches?

You need to review the 200C. It reminds me so much of the Omega Seamaster 200 with the textured dial but of course at a much lower price range. I know it's kind of an unfair comparison but would love a head to head of these watches or maybe some similar dive watches. I have to admit after someone replied about this on one of my comments on Instagram I have to admit I put it on my wish list. However, because I also have the Omega Seamaster on it, I opted for the all-black variant Ocean Star 600 Chronometer which is to me a very unique piece. Unfortunately my wish list keeps growing the more I comment on your posts on Instagram hehehe.

anyone know where I can find instructions on how to resize the watch?

No ceramic bezel. Yikes

Certina DS Action vs MIDO Ocean Star 200. An epic matchup

Called the Ocean Star 200 at a Canadian site $1125 C$ which is pretty good for these specs. 80 hr reserve is a selling point. Very attractive watch, 42mm is not large, perfect size for me.

I just picked this up for $649 on Amazon.

Please review the Certina DS Action Diver. To me it blows all competition out of the water. 300m, 80 hour power reserve, Ceramic bezel, great bracelet with diver adjustment and micro adjustments.

The titanium version of this is excellent 👌

2022 DS action diver

This looks like a watch that loses 400.00 as soon as you drive it off the lot though

Question for you, I've owned this watch for a couple of months, and I don't have a regular winding schedule throughout the week as I wear a number of watches, but when I do wear it I try to wind it with consistancy throughout the day... It still seems to lose about 5 minutes every 2 hours.. I mean, I've read there's a mechinism so you can't over-wind this MIDO, but am I doing something wrong or should I have my < 2 month old watch serviced?

Thank you for all your videos. Excellently done, very informative. I just came across this hobby, and decided to start with purchasing a mido ocean star 200.

twisting the bezel in this video seemed to be a struggle.

Best braclet I've owned and it's not close. This is a watch that really grows on you.

Im looking at these on chrono24. 2022 models and it says titanium for the bezel? Is that correct?

When it says 80 hour power reserve does that mean I would have to wind up within every 80 hours or it will stop working?

I bought the Mido Ocean Star 200C Light Gray Dial Version for $700 a few months ago. It is unbelievable value for money. I was blown away with the quality and attention to detail of the watch. It absolutely punches above it's weight especially when you factor the quality of the bracelet. I would even venture to say it's close to if not on par (quality control wise) with my Tudor BB 58.

Ceramic bezel and this would be a must have.

that blue is nice. not many of them are.

Nice fine adjusting on the clasp . Tag has a bit better version where it feeds out more links and not that flat panel like this one.(I know, we’re not supposed to talk positively about Tag) 😏

I have the Ocean Star diver 600 Chronometer got it on sale from Nordstrom. I do not know why I have not bought one before now but I am glad I did it’s a great watch runs +1 a day it’s been a month and I have not had to set my watch crazy!!! Should have gotten a chronometer a long time ago.

OMG this is gorgeous, where has this been until now? Next on my purchase list, asap. Thank you Teddy!

Pulled the trigger on the rose gold and black model

You’ve made me a Mido Fan. ❤️
I seriously like the ocean star line up.
This piece, the ocean star tribute as well as the ocean star chronograph will slowly but surely be in my collection.

This video convinced me to buy the black dial and I loved it. Couple of features I love are the weekday complication that makes it a good daily wear, and a relatively thin case as well as the dull-edged brushed bracelet that makes wearing it quite comfortable.

Hi Teddy, can you make a video about Rolex Yacht Master rose gold on rubber strap alternatives, Mido could be one of them, thanks in advance!

I just started my journey in watches and I brought my old Citizen Promaster Dive 200 to service because it was not running. It’s a gift by my granny for when I finished middle school (early 2000s). If that watch is going to work I’m going to keep it until I can afford a more serious diver. But now, since I started to delve into this artwork and learn how they work, I find myself longing for an affordable automatic dive watch I can wear every single day. Perhaps a Seiko (for his history) or a Citizen. Once I save a little money I would love to buy a Mido Dive watch and then my ultimate goal will be a black submariner. I already know this newly found passion is going to last until my last day on earth. Thanks for the informative videos.

Do your mido automatic watch make a tick sound while you shake the watch?

Great watch and bracelet but Certina DS Action has the same micro adjusting system as well.
Anyway, I own the Mido Ocean Star in black and orange and is superb!

Ocean Star is such a cool name. I think its funny that dive watches often have awesome names like Super Sea Wolf, Kamasu, Scuba, Ocean Star, SeaMaster etc. while field watches are often just called “Field” and pilot watches are called “Pilot” lol

Is the bezel ceramic?

De dia, de noche, con luz natural o artificial siempre un azul distinto.
Un Reloj maravilloso.

Aluminium bezel.

, but it favors these brands, to invade the market, it is not that it is a bad watch but they are the ones that can bring out new models while other brands are closed due to the pandemic

Great videos Teddy! I had purchased a Mido Ocean Star 200 Titanium which was a fantastic watch with excellent construction, good movement, and a solid bracelet (one of the best in this price range). Sadly I ended up selling it because I couldn't get past the fact that the bezel markings don't line up with the dial markings. Otherwise a fantastic watch.