Mido Powerwind Diver 1000 Feet Vintage Review

alain2701 · 2012-11-12T10:11:09Z

Alain2701 showcases his Mido Powerwind Diver 1000 feet, detailing its colorful dial, unique features, and vintage dive watch characteristics.

Any pics of a colourful watch,... my Mido Powerwind Diver 1000 feet.

Size of the case : 38mm
Bidirectional bezel.
Date at 3 o'clock.

"Dauphine" and "Baton" Hands.

Caliber Mido ref 619 (automatic)

The caseback with a diver drawing like the Longines Diver watches.

The most exotic of all dials ?

The explanations of the dial (thanks to DivingT) :

The original mesh band signed Mido and Novatec :

On my wrist, I love it !

To finish, a picture with two another divers :

Hope you've enjoyed seeing it.

Cheers.

Key Points from the Discussion

The decompression scales on vintage dive watches like the Mido Powerwind Diver often presented simplified or harsh schedules compared to modern dive tables, raising questions about their practical safety for actual diving.
The Mido Powerwind Diver's 1000-feet depth rating is impressive, but there are doubts about the watch's actual ability to withstand such extreme depths.
The colorful dial, while visually striking, might not have offered optimal visibility during actual diving operations.
The Mido Powerwind Diver shares aesthetic similarities with other vintage dive watches, such as the Fortis Marine Master and Zodiacs, particularly in its approach to displaying dive information.
The diver drawing on the caseback is a common and appealing feature found on many vintage dive watches, including Longines Diver models.
The original mesh bracelet, signed Mido and Novatec, adds to the watch's vintage appeal and authenticity.
The Mido Powerwind Diver's dial is considered very alluring and unique among vintage dive watches.

The Discussion

amanico

Nov 12, 2012

Great and totally under rated catch from the mid sixties, Alain. Bravo.

I also saw some white dialed versions, in the last years... Interesting and lovely watch. Even if I have some big doubts on the ability to stand such a depth for this watch... Best, Nicolas

alain2701

Nov 12, 2012

Thanks Nicolas

A white version sold by Christies in 2008 : For its capacity of diving, I am understand :-) And the visibility of this colored dial is not the best thing during the diving operation, I think ...

G99

Nov 12, 2012

great looking piece.

Lovely bright dial and original mesh bracelet. Very a la Fortis nautical cricket. I think its great that there are so many virtually unknown 1000ft dive watches out there from the 60's and 70's. Its even better when people show us some excellent pics of them. G

DivingT

Nov 12, 2012

Lovely watch! I love that dial too, and the other two are....

Very nice companions for it!! There is something very alluring about the Mido dial. Very nice indeed! Cheers Tony

BDLJ

Nov 12, 2012

Nice job deciphering that dial, Tony.

Those stop times....how did everyone not end up bent? Deco Planner gives me almost an hour of staged deco for 25 @ 40 on Air....yipes. or should that be :-(

DivingT

Nov 12, 2012

Thanks Ben, but the recent Vulcain Cricket Nauticals...

...posted by ztirual and JOHNACONNOLLY have also cleared up some issues on understanding for me..... Typical of the time was to only state some no stop times, or some whould show realistic last stop times for various depths (upto about 20 - 30mins or so). I'm thinking typically of some Zodiacs, and the Jenny (Philippe) Carribean varients etc. Very useful depth / time ranges. When I saw a bunch of Fortis Marine Masters, the Mido etc, I assumed that these were also showing last stop times as well.

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