If you love the look of vintage dive watches but want something you can wear hard every day, the Mido Ocean Star Tribute with black dial deserves a close look. It recreates the feel of a 1960s diver without asking you to baby a fragile antique.

The Ocean Star name has stood for water resistance at Mido since 1944, and the Tribute line was launched for the collection’s 75th anniversary. This black version is the most classic of them: black dial, black bezel insert, luminous markers and flat diamond-cut hands, accented by Mido’s orange seconds hand. A gently domed box sapphire crystal catches the light the way old acrylic did, but it will not scratch like it. Under the screw-down back, which is decorated with the Ocean Star starfish, Mido’s Caliber 80 automatic delivers up to 80 hours of autonomy and displays both day and date.

The 40.5mm case is polished all over, with short straight lugs that help it sit compactly on the wrist. A steel bracelet with folding clasp and dive extension is standard, and an additional strap is included.

What You Get with the Ocean Star Tribute M026.830.11.051.00

• Case: 40.5mm, high-polish 316L steel
• Thickness: approximately 13.4mm
• Dial: black with day-date, Super-LumiNova
• Movement: Caliber 80 self-winding
• Running time: about 80 hours when fully wound
• Crystal: domed box sapphire
• Depth rating: 200 meters
• Bracelet: steel, 21mm, plus spare strap

Vintage style, modern reliability and no need to worry about getting it wet.