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Mido Limited was the US import entity for Mido SA (Biel/Bienne, founded 11 November 1918—the Armistice date—by Georges G. Schaeren and Hugo Jubert). Name from Spanish 'yo mido' ('I measure'). Pioneered water resistance with the 'Aquadura' cork-crown seal (1930). Famous for car-radiator-grille dial designs in the 1920s (Buick, Bugatti, Ford, etc.); launched the Multifort automatic in 1934.