The Mido Ocean Star GMT: A Value-Driven GMT Dive Watch I HODINKEE Shop Spotlight

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Looks can be deceiving. At first glance, you might think you understand everything there is to know about the Mido Ocean Star GMT. After all, it's good-looking, functional, and sporty - basically everything you might expect out of the brand's long-running dive-watch collection.
However, there is one distinguishing feature that separates the Ocean Star GMT from every other watch in Mido's catalog, and that should make it of serious consideration for any watch enthusiast looking for a GMT on a budget. This Ocean Star utilizes a new movement that offers an impressive 80-hours of running autonomy, in addition to "true" GMT functionality, with an independent jumping local hour hand, all for approximately $1,200 - that's real value.
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[@autobahnmensch]

Got mine last November and have worn it every day since! Love it! I have a small wrist, but don't care about the size. It's a awesome looking and wearing watch, keeps great time. Zero complaints!

[@audemarspiguet4237]

This is so much better than all that “my watch story” crap. Back to quality watch reviews

[@FluxedState]

I don’t know. This isn’t really a review. It’s a commercial.

[@audemarspiguet4237]

@@FluxedState agree, it does have a “sales pitch” vibe to it. Still, better than those watch story videos they’ve been releasing recently.

[@simonbailey2151]

100%. More reviews, less watch stories shite.

[@pgricar]

So much discussion about this 44 vs. 40 mm pain. I have MIDO Ocean Star on silver bracelet and it wears just perfect. I like the watch to have presence on man's wrist. According to me, this is one incredibly beautiful watch, with amazing ceramic bezel, glossy black dial seen through anti reflective sapphire glass, quality bracelet with fine clasp - and all these wrapped with a true GMT mechanism (max. 4s/day) and 80 hours power reserve (!) into a Swiss made package for not more than 950 EUR. To be honest - I am a SEIKO fan for years, but I couldn't find a comparable, high quality, eye catching watch of this size (44mm) in 2022 from Seiko. So I picked this Swiss beauty, and I love it all the way. Price performance - hat off.

[@KD-dl5gv]

We want more content like this.

[@sargentmcbadass]

Do we? I was hoping for more actual reporting and technical content. Not just, what seems to be, evergreen videos promoting products they are actively selling for profit. That aside, I enjoyed seeing a video on a watch and brand I did not know about. Personally the size is very off putting. Max of 41 for me. Maybe 42 if I am going to do a the Ti ROO.

[@KD-dl5gv]

Tiff Nidell i was just fishing for like, i only really care for talking watches.

[@HaveOneWithHans]

No we dont mate 😂🤣

[@andreaswagner5703]

This mini overview is great. Keep it up! Sidenote: 44mm?! You can’t be serious, Mido. At 40mm, this would be a slam dunk.

[@nowtacoma]

It follows a (painful) marketdemand...

[@rousseau327]

Good news is, it doesn't seem like a limiting factor caused by the movement. Since ETA made this movement, it's possible we'll start seeing other affordable, jumping hour hand GMTs in this price range

[@SAINTSLUMBER]

I would kill for this watch at 40mm, the current sizing looks unwearable.

[@Sensei10238]

I agree with you. 44mm smh. Just ignore mido from now on. Their target group are talket wrists >44mm.

[@andreaswagner5703]

@@rousseau327 That’s a great point, and I hope Mido goes in that direction because this is an incredible watch. Several desirable watches from the Swatch Group suffer from this affliction. The Hamilton Murph comes to mind as well.

[@distortedfocus7698]

This is mido. Most of their watches are on the larger size. I'm watching this video because I have an 8.5 inch wrist. I don't come on to you guys' 7 inch wrist videos complaining about the 29mm watches you wear.

[@NeoWahNah]

LOL!

[@darthsbane]

If 40-41mm, yes I would buy one. Too large at 44mm. Nice review.

[@ruikunsun6144]

lug to lug less than 50mm

[@wtm277]

Agree, even though the lug to lug is reasonable, it appears to wear large.

[@arcdestriumph586]

I've seen Girls pull of wearing a Sea Dweller ... I cringe when the size police arrive.

[@gunnarjanak4464]

Nice looking watch and features but 44mm sucks.

[@mchoch4576]

Hello sir, here is an update to my first review/opinion on this watch, I do find you give great opinions and the watches you review are for the everyday, which to me are the best watches. I purchased my MIDO OCEAN STAR GMT BLUE VERSION back on 9/18/2020 and it wasn't in the USA yet, so I searched for it in CHRONO24 and I found an A.D. out of Germany. (Now the watch is all over the US). I must say I love the watch , I rank it equal in love as my other GMT watches. Two (2) Glycine Airman 42mm Black dial/ 44mm White dial, 2020 Tudor BB GMT & 2016 Rolex Batman. I find the MIDO more to the equal of the Tudor brand in my opinion. So since owning this watch about year of wear. I had to have the watch serviced. due to the HOUR hand stopped moving, upon return from service the watch wasn't manual winding so I had to send it back again. Swatch group told me they extended my warranty by two more years after service. I was ok with that. So let's zoom forward to today , I rotate wearing my watches so each watch I wear about a week or so unless I have a special event and then I go to a more dress/formal watch. Yesterday I went to set my MIDO and found out now the SECOND HAND is no longer working. I have written to MIDO and told them of my past issues and so far they sent me a return shipping label pre-paid, to send in for service . I also suggested if this is going to happen ever year or so I would like they to replace the watch with a new one, but I know this is a fantasy. I was told on another review that the earlier versions of this watch had issues, I guess I am unlucky and got one of those watches. I hope they fix the problem. Because I am not ready to take it out of my rotation, But what's funny is I purchased the watch as a travel/beater watch to destinations you don't feel safe wear the pride and joy watches, Once I started wearing this watch I really 100% enjoyed and would be very upset to stop wearing it, It really has a nice presence on your wrist and great conversation piece too. Again thanks for the videos and a place to vent lolololol. All the best.

[@deantreloar]

I checked out at 44mm.

[@richyp64]

I just picked this up at a Nordstrom clearance sale for $800. It's a great watch and feels very balanced on my 8.5" wrist.

[@Robert-vw3od]

I wish this was available in a slightly smaller size. It’s the best looking diver you’re going to find for under $4000

[@happywanderer5632]

Almost everything about this watch is perfect. Fantastic build quality, well-priced and good looking. The one thing that is devastatingly wrong though is the hands. The GMT hand is far too large for its function as a secondary complication. It should be much more discrete. The skeletonizing of the minute hand reduces its legibility even in broad daylight. Viewing the time in the dark is almost impossible. The huge lume section on the GMT hands obscures the applied markers, and the lume potion of the minute hand gets completely lost in front of the markers, and is outshone by the GMT lume. I bought this watch because I like Mido, they are good watches, and I needed a diver/GMT for my diving trips abroad, but I’ve found that I don’t like it much because of it’s legibility.

[@maxkraus9614]

I appreciate the return to quality content, but the shop stuff being on the same channel as editorial is a little annoying. I just don't like being advertised to 🤷🏼‍♂️ maybe nobody else feels this way, but I just don't trust it

[@rousseau327]

Then just do your own research. You would have done it anyway if you were interested in a product you're watching from a video

[@jonathancorbett7882]

Agreed. This is fishy.

[@ruikunsun6144]

I don't understand all these comments. Are they paid to say something bad about the watch? Anyone who knows something about the watch should know the wearing size should be judged by the lug to lug distance instead of case diameter. I have a 44mm seiko diver and a 40 mm rolex air king. They both have the same lug to lug, about 50mm and wear similarly on my wrist, considering I have a relatively small wrist size.

[@RickDeckardMemories]

there are A LOT of guys in this hobby with thin wrists. if one's wrist is thin, 44mm diameter looks too big, even if reasonable lug-to-lug allows for somewhat comfortable wear.

[@ruikunsun6144]

@@RickDeckardMemories yes thin wrist is another consideration. I actually just measured my Seiko diver and it turned out to be 42 instead of 44 mm. And the past weekend I went to try on 40.5 and 44 mm GS GMTs with the same thickness. They are indeed very different and I actually don't think 44 mm fits me well. Now I agree that the Mido GMT 44 is large. If they make it 42 or 40 that will be great.

[@rhlastnae5236]

@@RickDeckardMemories ditto 🤗

[@canadianbacn]

More videos like this! Less of the user watch stories.

[@jonathancorbett7882]

More ads?

[@desertfox432]

When 20 meters underwater, I often wonder what time zone it is other divers are around the world. I also like the heft in case I need to use it to knock out someone on the head Kingsmen gangsta style.

[@danieldravot341]

Is it possible to the blue and black model with the bracelet instead of the strap? Requiring the purchase of the orange and black in order to get the bracelet doesn't make much sense.

[@jefferskine8498]

I purchased the bracelet as an add-on.

[@patrickgilbertson2257]

That’s ducking huge.

[@ajiebkp]

Beautiful watch, but ridiculously big. Such a pity.

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Love mine. It's right at home on my 9 and half inch wrist.

[@vktravellog1242]

What a beauty and a bargain!

[@lucarsmyself]

More of these, please!

[@theorb3078]

Great marketing at 44mm! I got my Special Edition GMT.

[@roryhenderson6236]

I have the ocean star tribute and it really does outshine most watches

[@Tdr-jv2nc]

Please more content like this!

[@larryfishkind5387]

Thank you so much for this video I am seriously considering this watch after about a year of research and debating between tissot tag Heuer Hamilton longines certina etc. still not sure which to go with. BUT Mido certainly offers a whole lot more than it’s competition while ranking number 4 in best made Swiss watches .. I’m also trying to find something a bit different

[@charliedunne8027]

Great job, Logan! Show us what other watches you have in the H-Shop!

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Great and to the point!

[@michaelriera6277]

Very nice and at a value packed price. Just wished a bit smaller for my scrawny wrist.

[@rpm8865]

Ok Hodinkee it’s time to start doing some talking watches it’s been long enough now! If you can fly on an airplane you can do an episode of talking watches while socially distancing

[@erikjanssens5612]

When does the date change? When the hour hand passes 24 or when the GMT hand does? I assume the latter at this price point (like the Alpina Heritage GMT)

[@bobbyiv9335]

This is actually a great question. I would also assume that it’s when the GMT hand passes but it would be nicer if it was when the hour hand passes as it’s a jumping hour movement and would be tracking local time.

[@davids.2317]

The date changes when the local hour hand passe midnight, including when you are jumping it past midnight.. True gmt..

[@justthepip]

Good stuff Logan!

[@corduroyepps4700]

Who is over there doing the music @ Hodinkee? Good stuff 😁.

[@marvoski547]

44mm! Aw man 😞

[@996rick]

Us big dudes need options too :D

[@marvoski547]

@@996rick lol true, they should at least make more than one size instead of just one option for a model. Oh well

[@balthus9265]

Really nice watch, but a GMT at 44 mm is a no for me. At 40 mm and short lug to lug distance would be an irresistible GMT.

[@mariog7213]

Yeah. These are supposed to be watches to travel with...you know, like getting on planes with cramped spaces while handling luggage and moving around all the time. Who wants a big ass watch interfering with your movements?

[@simonbailey2151]

Only 13mm thick though.

[@distortedfocus7698]

@@mariog7213 there are many of us who wouldn't wear a watch smaller than 42mm or 43 mm because it would look ridiculous on our wrist.

[@gerardotelese5337]

Would LOVE it if smaller!! Say 40mm.

[@svfutbol20]

Wish it was 42 like my regular Ocean Star

[@ericvonderlinn1365]

What size straps does it take

[@shj2000]

No longer on your website.😢

[@Aaron_Higgins]

Please please please don't make a hodinkee limited edition of this 😜

[@_tgreg1]

Has anyone noticed that people in hodinkee comment sections finish every statement with a full stop so they appear more serious? 😂

[@topher.m]

And just like that. Suddenly, it’s no longer a value proposition.

[@mariog7213]

🤣🤣🤣 I see what you did there

[@praveennair9501]

What is this watches for giants

[@sdm107]

I’ll buy one when I gain 30kg. 44mm is far too big for most guys

[@mariog7213]

I mean j have a seiko turtle and it wears great but it’s definitely not my daily. Also it has 47mm l2l but 44 and 50 and 13.5 thick is just too much if you consider that this is a watch you travel with.

[@abrahammstein2497]

The movement is broken! Move the jumping hour a couple of times and a week after the watch starts to just stop for an hour even though the seconds are still running but hour didn’t change

[@1R26]

Is it a common problem for this movement? Certina has it as well.

[@jefferskine8498]

mine did the same thing shortly after purchase. the retailer exchanged it for a new watch.

[@dryver8]

Too big

[@Kompyutershchik]

I refuse to believe they made it in 44mm, everything else looks stunning and its very functional too!

[@sucor4448]

semoga kebeli

[@jackiechaniago]

I like this watch but too big.. I have mido commender chronometer 40mm.. its fit to my wrist 6.5"

[@earthenjadis8199]

"Healthy 44mm diameter" - so that's what the cool kids are calling hockey pucks these days.

[@takdangaralinph8767]

Ahhhhhh!!!! Man 44 mm case plus 50 lug to lug, thickness 15... REALLY!!! this a wall clock on the hand... 40 mm would been a killer.

[@chrisr7463]

44MM - far too large for me...

[@RickDeckardMemories]

GMT on a budget? Really? I snatched my Glycine Airman GMT GL0066 from Ashford for $361, shipping and tax included (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) last year. Can't get enough of it, love it. Thanks to lockable bezel keeps track of 3 time zones. This year my Steinhart Ocean One Vintage GMT cost me $560, shipping and tax included. Absolutely love it. ........ And that is why I am so eager to pay you guys $1200 for this Mido! (sarcasm) . hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahaha hahahaha

[@felipepugas5412]

So sick of these humongous 44mm watches - pass.

[@eric106071]

I think the Swiss now think 44mm is cool

[@arcdestriumph586]

44 isn't big unless your last name is McBroomstick.

[@blurayauthority]

Some of us have 8” wrists and like a larger watch.

[@distortedfocus7698]

I'm tired of people with 7 inch wrist saying that a medium-sized watch like this is huge. I'm not on your video making fun of the 36mm watches you guys wear.

[@felipepugas5412]

​@@distortedfocus7698 44mm is not a medium sized watch by any means. I guarantee you look better with a 42mm watch than a 44mm if you have an 8 inch wrist. Unless you're an exceptionally large person (read EXCEPTION), a 44mm watch does not look good on you. To each their own, my comment's are based on general population standards (which is what the majority of watch sizes should cater to for obvious reasons). If you want to look like a tool, go for it - no one's stopping you.

[@garmin1488]

Too big, no bracelet.

[@domokun938]

make it 39mm and it would be killer

[@DCTag]

44????!!!???!!!

[@HaveOneWithHans]

😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@fifa3]

If only it was 41mm...

[@waltersjohn6339]

44mm is not a wristwatch. It's a casserole.

[@tvstealer]

44 too big

[@ivankerr3570]

Ridiculous size

[@An-Islander]

Good video, boring watch.

[@aparetix]

Less & zero of this FMD

[@brainmultiverse]

Wall clock on the wrist 😅

[@jonathancorbett7882]

Come on guys, this is cringey.