When it comes to vintage chronographs, we love the heavy hitters just as much as the next guy. The Rolex Daytona, the Heuer Carrera, and the Omega Speedmaster all have special places in our hearts — and collections. But for every well-known name in the vintage watch world, there’s one or two that make us stop and say:

“Now this is why we got into collecting watches in the first place.”

The standard Mido Centerchrono alone is an awesome watch that stands apart from both the sports and from the mid 20th century with its unique, centrally-configured, minute counter hand tucked beneath the seconds counter hand. This particular Multi-Centerchrono however, is exceedingly special.

Sporting a 35mm stainless steel case made by François Borgel with an acrylic crystal, ‘holey’ lugs, ‘mushroom’ pushers, and an unsigned crown, this piece features a personalized dial signed with the American Medical Association’s serpent-entwined logo. Featuring red enamel ‘blood’ indices, it’s likely that this particular Centerchrono was a piece unique developed by the manufacture, for the professional association. 

The silver tritium dial has developed a patinated sheen and features printed, quadrant numerals, a matching ‘kite’ handset, a peripheral pulsations scale, and of course, the signature center minute and seconds chronograph hands; all of which are mechanized by a Mido signed, manually-wound Calibre 1300 17J column wheel chronograph movement.

A double-signed, off-the-beaten-path chronograph with an ultra-cool provenance?

Quick! Someone call a doctor! Not only because this chrono has got our hearts racing, but because it's the perfect watch for any MD!