MidoMultifort TV Big Date
A scale drawing from the manufacturer’s dimensions; the official photo is pending. Header: a Seiko 5 Sports, close up.
Indicative price band. The exact price is on Amazon.
See price on Amazon- A seventies TV-screen case, a big date at 12 and 80 hours of reserve: the most original Mido in the catalogue.
- Caliber 80 movement with 80 h of power reserve at 21,600 bph.
- Hacking seconds and hand winding.
- Sapphire crystal and 100 m water resistance.
- 40 mm diameter, 11.5 mm thick and — lug-to-lug.
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In figures
Will it fit your wrist?
Move the slider to your wrist circumference. Seen from above, your wrist is roughly a third of that wide; if the lug-to-lug is wider, the watch overhangs.
With a 17 cm circumference, your wrist is about 56 mm wide.
Specifications
Movement
| Movement | Caliber 80 |
|---|---|
| Movement maker | ETA, Powermatic 80 base |
| Power reserve | 80 h |
| Beat rate | 21,600 bph † |
| Hacking seconds | Yes † |
| Hand winding | Yes † |
Case and crystal
| Diameter | 40 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 11.5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | — |
| Case | Steel |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Water resistance | 100 m |
| Rotating bezel | No |
| Display caseback | Yes |
Strap and dial
| Lug width | 22 mm |
|---|---|
| Strap or bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Dial | Grey |
| Complications | Big date |
Buying
| Indicative price band | €1,130–1,210 |
|---|---|
| Style | Sports |
| Brand origin | Switzerland |
Data checked against the manufacturer’s official website on 21 October 2026. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure.
Figures marked † are published neither by the brand nor by the movement maker: they come from a specialist technical source, Caliber Corner. calibercorner.com
Sources: midowatches.com (archived copy)
The movement
The 80-hour Swiss automatic the Swatch Group fits to Tissot, Hamilton, Certina and Mido.
Against its rivals
| Figure | Mido Multifort TV Big Date | Citizen Series 8 880 GMT | Citizen Series 8 870 Mechanical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative price band | €1,130–1,210 | €1,200–1,290 | €880–950 |
| Movement | Caliber 80 | 9054 | 0950 |
| Power reserve | 80 h | 50 h | 50 h |
| Beat rate | 21,600 bph | 28,800 bph | 28,800 bph |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | Sapphire |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | 100 m |
| Diameter | 40 mm | 41 mm | 40 mm |
| Thickness | 11.5 mm | — | 11.7 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | — | — | — |
| Hacking seconds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hand winding | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rotating bezel | No | No | No |
| Strap or bracelet | Rubber strap | Steel bracelet | Integrated steel bracelet |
| Brand origin | Switzerland | Japan | Japan |
| See price on AmazonSee specs | See price on AmazonSee specs | See price on AmazonSee specs |
Watches of the same style with the nearest price band. In red, the best figure in each row.
Comparisons
Making sense of the specs
Power reserveHow long it keeps running off the wrist, and why 80 hours changes daily life.Read the guide 
Sapphire, Hardlex or mineralWhich crystal scratches, which chips and which is worth it.Read the guide Frequently asked questions
Which movement does the Mido Multifort TV Big Date use?
The Caliber 80, from the Powermatic 80 family, made by ETA, Powermatic 80 base. It gives 80 h of power reserve at 21,600 bph.
Does it have hacking seconds and hand winding?
The seconds hand stops when you pull the crown, and it can be wound by hand by turning it.
Can you swim or dive with it?
It is water resistant to 100 m: you can swim and shower with it, but it is not designed for scuba diving.
What size wrist does it suit?
There is no lug-to-lug figure for this model.