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Mimo who?
Dear friends,
This is a MIMO I acquired some time ago. Though the dial was not perfect at the edge of the case, overall condition was reasonable with a nice evenly aged dial, markers and hands. The lugs were unusual and probably look better on a bund strap. Could not find much info of this model with similar lugs. The closest I found has hinged lugs that swing.
The case size is 32-33 mm (45 mm lug to lug) and trust me, it is very solidly built and has some heft despite of the small size.
From what I gathered including reading the postings by Crown Comfort, a german who owned MIMO took over GP and "MIMO" brand was meant for the European markets. What puzzled me was the dial stamped with the name, Hardy and Hayes Co, a jeweler in Pittsburgh, Penn founded in 1887. The printing on the dial look original but so far I have not been able to find another Hardy Hayes co-brand MIMO.
A few photos of this pretty odd piece of history which I hope is not bogus. Unfortunately, I am not good at opening case backs so I do not have shots of the movements which very likely is an AS1130 
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.Thoughts/feedback are most welcomed.
And what happened to MIMO as GP evolved over time?
Cheers!
SF
Mimo who?
Dear friends, This is a MIMO I acquired some time ago. Though the dial was not perfect at the edge of the case, overall condition was reasonable with a nice evenly aged dial, markers and hands. The lugs were unusual and probably look better on a bund stra...
Very cool MIMO!
Great looking lugs! At one point MIMO owned GP. If I understand correctly, GP was more successful than MIMO, so over time MIMO was faded out. During the 1930 and 1940 a lot of model existed with both brand names. Best Blomman
Much less than GP for sure....
But if you look, you will find them! I have a few - still a lot of ground to cover when it comes to MIMO! Best Blomman