The Mido Ocean Star Tribute in blue gradient is the vintage-diver look done with real warmth. Its dial fades from a light, luminous blue at the center to a deeper tone at the edge, and the azure bezel completes a color story that feels like a day at the sea rather than a spec sheet.

Mido created the Tribute line to reinterpret the aesthetic codes of its 1960s diving models, and this special edition keeps those cues: straight lugs, a highly polished case, block hour markers with hash marks between them and a domed box-style sapphire crystal that echoes the plexiglass of the era. Inside, the Caliber 80 automatic, based on the ETA C07.621, provides up to 80 hours of power reserve and uses a Nivachron balance spring for better resistance to magnetic fields. The narrow unidirectional bezel turns in 60 clicks, and the screw-down case back carries the polished starfish that has been the Ocean Star emblem since 1944.

A fine steel mesh bracelet with a diver extension adds to the retro mood, and a matching blue rubber strap is included for days in the water.

Ocean Star Tribute Blue Gradient (M026.807.11.041.01) in Detail

• 40.5mm polished stainless steel case, 13.4mm high
• Light-to-dark blue gradient dial, Super-LumiNova indexes and hands
• Azure blue unidirectional bezel
• Mido Caliber 80 automatic with Nivachron balance spring
• 80-hour power reserve
• Box-shaped sapphire crystal
• 200m (20 bar) water resistance, screw-down crown
• Steel mesh bracelet with diver extension, plus blue rubber strap

A sunny, sixties-flavored diver that brings its own beach day with it.