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 · Multifort
Mido Multifort 39 mm Ice 18k
Reference 32944OR.94
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Mido
- Collection
- Multifort
- Model
- Mido Multifort 39 mm Ice 18k
- Reference number
- 32944OR.94
- Year / era
- 1963 · 1960s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Moon phase
- Movement
- Automatic COSC chronometer
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Dial type
- Ice blue
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 50 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 39 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Ice blue
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 29A — Automatic COSC chronometer
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Moon phase
- Functions
- Chronograph, tachymeter, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1963 – 1966
- Limited-edition quantity
- 50 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Mido Multifort 39 mm Ice 18k sits within Mido's Multifort line, introduced in 1963. It carries the house codes established since 1918 — 18k white gold case, ice blue dial and automatic cosc chronometer — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
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.