Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Mido · Baroncelli
Mido Baroncelli 39 mm Blue 18k
Reference 47611OR.65
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Mido
- Collection
- Baroncelli
- Model
- Mido Baroncelli 39 mm Blue 18k
- Reference number
- 47611OR.65
- Year / era
- 2013 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- Automatic COSC chronometer
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 39 mm
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 29D — Automatic COSC chronometer
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 33 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- Annual calendar, moon phase
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2013 – 2019
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Mido Baroncelli 39 mm Blue 18k sits within Mido's Baroncelli line, introduced in 2013. It carries the house codes established since 1918 — 18k rose gold case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and automatic cosc chronometer — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
The House
Mido
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1918
- Founder
- Georges Schaeren
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Affordable & Tool Watches
- Major collections
- Ocean Star, Multifort, Baroncelli, Commander
- Signature technologies
- Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Hand-applied guilloché dials · Composite and ceramic case materials
- Famous movements
- Automatic, 38-hour reserve · Quartz · Automatic Powermatic 80 · Automatic COSC chronometer
- Notable watches
- Mido Ocean Star 39 mm Green Platinum (1988) · Mido Ocean Star 40 mm Blue Sapphire (1979) · Mido Ocean Star 36 mm Salmon 18k (1959) · Mido Multifort 37 mm Green Carbon (1979)
Brand history
Mido has spent more than 108 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Ocean Star, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Georges Schaeren established Mido in 1918, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Mido calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1918
Georges Schaeren founds Mido in Switzerland.
1969
The quartz era forces Mido to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Mido enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Mido continues to produce Ocean Star, Multifort, Baroncelli and other icons in limited numbers.