Throwback Thursday: 1940s Mimo Tank in NOS
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Friends,
As mentioned I was travelling yesterday. Yes, you guess it, I had been “on the road” with my time machine again and took a quick trip back to the 1940s to pick up this wonderful Mimo Tank.
I love rectangular tank watches, so this one is a real treat.
Quite small by today’s standards but I can confirm in the 40s it was right in fashion.
Case is 29x22 but it wears bigger than that.
The case and the dial are not curved, but there is a slightly domed crystal. A great detail that is impossible to show in a two-dimensional photo.
The Label reads “24545” and the Price shown was “39,60”. Don’t remember the currency as I paid with my good name.
What a great time capsule to bring back to 2018!
Best,
CC
Comments:
claes_t March 15th, 2018-00:55
Sweet! Being a novice, I've never heard of Mimo. Do you mind giving me the executive summary? Cheers
crown comfort March 15th, 2018-01:42
Mimo Mimo is part of GP history. In the 1920s, GP was having a hard time during the world economic crisis and the German Otto Graef who lived and worked in La Chaux-de-Fonds and owned the watch maker Mimo bought GP. For a while both brands existed in parallel ...
Alkiro1 March 15th, 2018-00:57
I saw it too and I was close to pull the trigger to be honest 😉 I’m really happy to see that it now belongs to you. It found a very sweet home. Enjoy it dear CC Best wishes Alkiro
crown comfort March 15th, 2018-01:43
Oh, I need to watch out then to make sure I'm always a step ahead of the competition :) Thanks Alkiro. Those little marvels in that condition are a must-pickup.
Alkiro1 March 15th, 2018-06:40
You know, I mainly track one Mimo (a salmon dial one with a big date) 😉 I suppose you already saw that yours is not alone. The seller has few others 😊 Best wishes Alkiro
crown comfort March 15th, 2018-10:17
The big date will be tough to find but I understand your desire yes, that seller seems to have a big drawer full of NOS Mimos. Let's see what else will come up
Alkiro1 March 15th, 2018-11:13
Of course, I asked him if he had the big date but no unfortunately 😩 Best wishes Alkiro
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