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Mido Two Crown Diver Chronograph M005.914.37.050.00

At the 2014 Baselworld Fair, Mido debuted a great assortment of novelties for the year. Most exciting, and something AZ Fine Time has been anxiously awaiting, is the introduction of new calibers to the Mido line up, with extended power reserves as you have seen in some of the other Swatch Group brands. One of our favorites this year is the new Mido Two Crown Diver series, now in a new chronograph, with 60 hour power reserve.

Mido Two Crown Diver Chronograph M005.914.37.050.00

The first in this series is the M005.914.37.050.00, with cool blue accents for the hands, indexes, and the first 15 minutes of the inner rotating bezel. We have seen a nice assortment of black and orange color combinations from Mido in the past. The addition of this new color to the 44mm PVD case with black Geneva striped dial makes for a beautiful addition to the series that we have not seen before. The strap attachment for this model is rubber with a black PVD coated deployment clasp and will retail for $2,300.

Mido Two Crown Diver Chronograph M005.914.11.060.00

The second in this new series is a more traditional color combination from Mido including a anthracite Geneva striped dial and orange accents. Only the chronograph counters hands will have orange luminous material and there is also orange accented on the 15 minutes of the inner rotating bezel as well as the screw down chronograph pushers. The stainless steel case and bracelet will be finished in polished and brushed attributes, and have an open case back to see the highly decorated ETA base movement.

Mido Two Crown Diver Chronograph M005.914.11.060.00

As most people know, ETA is owned by Swatch Group. Over the years, other brands such as Hamilton and Tissot have started to debut unique movements in the brands, with exclusive calibers for each brand. Now, Mido will have their own ETA modified movements unique to their brand. The new caliber uses an improved mainspring to provide the 60 hour power reserve and has gorgeous decoration including perlage, striping and blue screws. The M005.914.11.060.00 is set to retail at $2,230.

Mido Two Crown Diver Chronograph M005.914.17.030.00

The final piece in the 2 Crown Diver Chronograph is the M005.914.17.030.00. This model will have a silvery-white striped dial, stainless steel case, and rubber strap with deployment clasp. All models use a crown at the 10:00 for the inner rotating bezel, have screw down chronograph pushers and have sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating. The M005.914.17.030.00 is going to be $2,200 retail. All 3 styles are scheduled for September delivery and are currently available for pre-order.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to call us at 1-800-486-3996 or submit an inquiry through AZFineTime.com.

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Citizen Altichron Cirrus Limited Edition BN5044-01E

Last year at Basel World 2013, we had the opportunity to see the Citizen Altichron both in the standard form and the limited model, the Altichron Cirrus. After almost a year, Citizen will be launching the Citizen Altichron Cirrus Limited Edition BN5044-01E this April!

This new limited edition will have titanium case with both Duratect and DLC coating, anti-reflective coated and domed sapphire crystal, liquid rubber strap and the unique colorful design. The functionality will be the same with compass, altitude and power reserve display. The size will be even larger than the core models at 51.5mm wide and 18mm thick. Only about 20 pieces will be available in the US and will retail at $2,650. We are currently taking pre-orders for the BN5044-01E with an estimated delivery sometime before the end of April.

Citizen Signature Grand Touring Sport Diver Automatic

If you received this months issue of Watchtime magazine, you most likely saw this ad. Without anyone having a clue on what may be new to come from Citizen this year, they ran this ad for their new Grand Touring Sport model. This model will have a 44mm stainless steel case with uni-directional rotating bezel, sapphire crystal and Citizen’s 9012 automatic movement. There is really no other information on this model as of yet as far as price and availability is concerned. This will most likely become available sometime this fall, maybe even earlier.

To see a whole lot more exciting Citizen products released at Basel World, be sure to follow our blog and various social media sites HERE!

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