The new Mido Multifort TV Big Date S01E02, a Fun Take on the Retro TV Test Card Motif

Mido’s TV-shaped Multifort has quietly become one of the most distinctive value propositions in the sports-chic bracket. The core model provided you with the compact square-with-rounded-corners, TV-shaped case, a big date at 12 o’clock, and a modern Powermatic-based calibre, while last year’s S01E01 Test Screen showed how playful the format could be without losing seriousness where it counts. The new Multifort TV Big Date Special Edition S01E02 keeps that momentum. Think of it as season one’s second episode: same solid core, tighter art direction, and a more cohesive, monochrome stage for the colour to pop.

On the wrist, the 40mm x 39.2mm case (with a 46.85mm span) is square enough to be a design object and compact enough to avoid overpresence. The steel case of this Multifort TV Big Date S01E02 receives a uniform grey PVD finish, Mido’s first in this line, which visually slims the watch and gives the edges a crisp, industrial sheen. Brushed planes meet polished accents; the broad bezel retains its subtle bulges at 12 and 6 o’clock, and the sand-blasted pip at 12 o’clock returns as a tactile index. Practicalities are covered: a screw-down crown with guards, 100m water resistance, and a sapphire crystal with AR on both sides. A screwed transparent back rounds it out. The net effect is fun and tidy; the TV-shaped silhouette has a footprint, but the proportions stay balanced and wearable.

Where the Multifort TV Big Date S01E01 shouted “broadcast test card,” S01E02 speaks a little more softly and more intelligently. The multicoloured centre isn’t a flat print; it’s a relief “pixel-noise” motif, a field of micro-geometry that shimmers as you move the watch. Next to the inclined flange in black with white markings for the minutes track, a grey border frames the scene and carries recessed hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova; the diamond-cut, faceted hands are lumed to match. The Multifort’s signature big date at 12 (white on black) anchors the composition and maintains legibility high. The colour is vivacious, but the grey-PVD case mutes the overall palette just enough to read as design rather than curiosity.

For movement, the script stays the same. The Mido Calibre 80 (ETA C07.651, a.k.a Powermatic) is the brand’s workhorse: 80-hour power reserve, 21,600 vibrations/hour, and a Nivachron balance spring for magnetic and shock resistance. The big date advances instantaneously, and through the back, you’ll see the striped rotor and straightforward, clean industrial finishing.

Mido accompanies this new TV Big Date S01E02 with a complete wardrobe: an integrated grey-PVD steel bracelet (polished centre links, push-button folding clasp) plus two quick-change rubber straps in bright blue and bright yellow, each with a relief pattern and PVD pin buckles. The bracelet lets the dial take centre stage; the rubbers pull the look into weekend mode in seconds.

The new Multifort TV Big Date S01E02 is delivered in a dedicated presentation set and released as a special edition, which doesn’t seem to be limited by numbers. It is priced at CHF 1,290 (incl. taxes). For more details, please visit www.midowatches.com.