You can get smaller Mondaines. I prefer a smaller watch, but these are just perfection. You don't wear a Mondaine to show off - just cos of its beauty!
Wow it is really expensive. This stop2go version is €500 and the exact same watch without the stop2go movement is €200. I really like the watch but for €500 you can get some pretty cool other watches
This must be one of the most brilliant and simply detailed watch reviews I've seen for any type of watch/brand 👌 and what an amazing and historic watch it is
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As a female , It’s one of the few good brands and affordable prices for me. Maybe next time you can add the women’s versions if possible on your reviews.Thank you for the videos
I love this watch, & I completely agree with you wishing it would come in a smaller size. Do you think in future Mondaine will in fact put the Stop2Go in a smaller case?
Very cool! My first watch was a Mondaine and have always liked the design and story behind it. Unfortunately it broke when I cycled through heavy rain. Might have to look at this one some time in the future. Hopefully, as others have mentioned, they will have released a 38 mm version of it by then.
I really like the idea of a fuctional tool watch in quite a size. It's like a flieger type watch. It's purpose is to show time clearly and visibly and I think that size helps with it.
Love these. I have a 30 watch collection and the only watch I have multiples of is the Mondaine. My 1st automatic watch was a Mondaine and I bought the stop2go to match later. I even bought one for my wife who couldn't care less about watches, now she wears it every day.
It's way too expensive for what it does and yes, I say that only because of my own financial situation. If you love the behavior of the hands, you can try to get a used DB watch from the past, they also had the stop2go technology and I guess this is a lot cheaper. Check the video titled 'DB Armbanduhr "Bahnhof" Stop2Go'.
love the novelty of this watch. 41mm is too big for my female wrist and i'd have nearly 1cm of overhung lugs. so many watches that interest me simply don't have offers in my size.
.... Okay, I gotta hand it to you guys. Before this video, I was dismissing this as a "fashion watch", but... it does look reasonably well built, and when seen on wrist from a distance, it looks *good* . Stark, sure, but kinda cool.
Loved my mondaine watch. Bought an original in Switzerland, but the straps are not leather. Found out about this when wear and tear shows a felt material underneath the thin leather layer. Very dissapointing.. felt cheated
I don't understand how the stop2Go function is useful in any real meaningful way. They seems to on purpose made the watch 2 seconds faster and then readjust the error at the end of every minute. Can anyone explain to me how is it logical to have a second hand on a watch when there is no way to time anything to the nearest second? Why didn't they just make a jump minute hand watch with or without a normal accurate second hand?
There is no meaningful use of this function on a wrist watch. On rail station clocks however, this function is used to synchronize multiple clock against one master clock. The problem is that no mater how advanced (expensive) you make the clocks you will never manage to get all the clocks on the station, let alone the country, to stay synchronized for long. So the way pretty much all rail station clocks work, all over the world - not only in Switzerland, is that they are driven by a cheap AC-motor with a gearing to match the local power-line frequency. Except the gears are actually made to run the clock slightly fast, about 2 seconds fast per minute. Once the second hand reaches the full minute it stops. Every 60 seconds the central master clock sends out a pulse starting all the clocks at the same time. Thus keeping a bunch of fairly cheap clock always in sync.
Fredrik Lundh Thank you for the in-depth explanation. It makes a lot more sense when you understand the limitations they are working with. Too bad the stop2go is just an imitation of a very “inaccurate” system. I don’t think my OCD can accept a watch that gain 2 second per minute even if it adjust itself every minute. It will be very cool and make a lot more sense if Mundaine can make the stop2go a radio controlled watch though.
Fatty Acid I agree. It’s a needless complication that ironically skews the whole concept of accurate time measurement. Bauhaus is all about simplicity, clearness, refinement and elimination of the superfluous-those are the hallmarks of all good engineering.
It's a beautiful watch! I've just purchased the quartz 42 mm version of this very watch. Love the stop to go technology. I just wish it was available on all of Mondaine's offerings. Still, I don't think I will ever understand the people who desire watch which is smaller than 41mm. 🙄
I've written to Mondaine customer service regarding problems with faults and build quality issues with my new stop 2go wall clock but nobody has taken the time to reply to me, very poor service indeed and not what I would have expected considering how much I had to pay for it including £152 extra import duty the seller never advised me of, not your direct fault but your agent all the same. The faults I could sort myself with your advice software issue no but no emails at all. awful service
I would like to change my Stop2Go battery myself but it's totally amazing that after googled a lot I still cannot find the battery specification of this watch nor a single video of changing battery of this watch! Can you tell me the battery type?
Its not hard to understand. How would it loose 2 seconds a hour?.. Its a great design an different. Unique... You think they would design a watch that would loose 2 seconds a hour on purpose just to have their stop n go movement...... It would deafeat the purpose of such engineering...
"In Switzerland, the concept of a train leaving twenty seconds past a minute doesn't exist" You couldn't be more wrong. Trains actually are supposed to leave *exactly* 20 seconds past the minute in Switzerland
@@VesaevusX That sounds logical. Imagine arriving at the platform 5 seconds before departure and the doors are already closed, because the train has to depart excactly on the whole minute. Ik will check hoe they do it here in The Netherlands.
Hmmm, so a $650 quartz watch that obviously has issues keeping the minute hand aligned with the indices (look at 9:07 for example). Other owners complain of this very same issue.
I have one of the original batches of the Stop2Go watch (without the lume under the hands). The hands do line up properly if it's set it properly, which the person who made this video didn't do! If you pull out the crown into set mode, you can either get it to spin the minute hand round the dial to approx the correct minute, then you apply less turning pressure on the crown to nudge and gently moving the minute hand so it lines up correctly.
Just purchased the new backlight model , all you see after a 10 minute full sunlight charge, is a green blob. Very badly designed/ tested....waste of money a piece of shit.
I understand that your accent is British and no problem with it but be mindful that when you munch words and run over them so quickly you cross an acceptable line and I lose half of what you're saying. Thank you for your understanding.
@@Sadhill25 ..Il est tout de meme malheureux qu'à chaque foi je croise un Français il faut qu'il ramène sa fraise, déplaisant, mal poli et SURTOUT se croyant toujours beaucoup plus intelligent et plus cultivé que les autres. J'en sais quelque chose. J'ai vécu 30 ans en France. Maybe you need to improve your civility and work harder on your manners. SPIT.
Too big, clunky design, silly quirks (lume on the back of the hands, the stop to go feature) and cost as much as a nice mechanical. It looks like a 70s alarm clock strapped to your wrist. Still glad it exists though. Viva le difference 👍
This design is excellent. It's a simple design that still says class. I love watches like this.
Agreed! Simple, but clever.
I have a Mondaine GMT that used to belong my dad, it is one of my favorite watches in my collection.
I have the GMT and is one of my favourites as well.
I have this watch and I love it. I wish it was 38mm or less though.
We agree, a smaller version would be perfect!
Yup. I had one before. It's such a fun watch to have. But I sold it because it was too big for me.
You can get smaller Mondaines. I prefer a smaller watch, but these are just perfection. You don't wear a Mondaine to show off - just cos of its beauty!
I do wish the stop2go was available again. Looks like the perfect watch for any railway enthusiast.
Awesome job guys, great and refreshing way to put together a collection, filmed flawlessly.
Thank you for the kind words!
Wow it is really expensive. This stop2go version is €500 and the exact same watch without the stop2go movement is €200. I really like the watch but for €500 you can get some pretty cool other watches
Wow, I'm going to make it my goal to get this watch. It is simply elegant and incredible
It really is a unique piece!
This must be one of the most brilliant and simply detailed watch reviews I've seen for any type of watch/brand 👌 and what an amazing and historic watch it is
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As a female , It’s one of the few good brands and affordable prices for me. Maybe next time you can add the women’s versions if possible on your reviews.Thank you for the videos
Thanks for the valuable feedback! Good idea.
I've always liked the simple look of these watches but I didn't know this one was so cool.👍
It really is quite unique, nothing else quite like it. Especially when looking at the history of the design.
A fun looking watch. Great review and video and excellent series.
As always thank you for the support Simon.
I love this watch, & I completely agree with you wishing it would come in a smaller size. Do you think in future Mondaine will in fact put the Stop2Go in a smaller case?
Hi Jakeb, this has been requested in a lot of the feedback, It would be great to see, If it happens we will definitely be on top of it!
Very cool! My first watch was a Mondaine and have always liked the design and story behind it. Unfortunately it broke when I cycled through heavy rain. Might have to look at this one some time in the future. Hopefully, as others have mentioned, they will have released a 38 mm version of it by then.
It definitely is a cool watch! A smaller version would be great.
Thanks for the review ! My next Mondaine Watch-as i now own a Mondaine Essence presently !
This is a great watch, I myself take it very seriously. Only one big improvement to be made, like all stationclocks, radio control!
So cool! But, I was thinking the exact same thing, "I wish it came in a smaller case."
I really like the idea of a fuctional tool watch in quite a size. It's like a flieger type watch. It's purpose is to show time clearly and visibly and I think that size helps with it.
We love to hear everyones feedback and personal tastes.
Watching this on my mondaine watch
Wow, simply diabolic! Devel is on the details.
Excellent series!
Thank you!
Agreed, smaller and I’d buy one, maybe 38mm, and 10mm thickness would be good.
That seems to be quite a popular opinion for this watch, it would be great to see!
WatchGecko totally agree, and thanks so much for taking the time to reply 🤗
Mundane? I think not!
I've just bought one with red leather strap
Love these. I have a 30 watch collection and the only watch I have multiples of is the Mondaine. My 1st automatic watch was a Mondaine and I bought the stop2go to match later. I even bought one for my wife who couldn't care less about watches, now she wears it every day.
It's way too expensive for what it does and yes, I say that only because of my own financial situation. If you love the behavior of the hands, you can try to get a used DB watch from the past, they also had the stop2go technology and I guess this is a lot cheaper. Check the video titled 'DB Armbanduhr "Bahnhof" Stop2Go'.
love the novelty of this watch. 41mm is too big for my female wrist and i'd have nearly 1cm of overhung lugs. so many watches that interest me simply don't have offers in my size.
.... Okay, I gotta hand it to you guys. Before this video, I was dismissing this as a "fashion watch", but... it does look reasonably well built, and when seen on wrist from a distance, it looks *good* . Stark, sure, but kinda cool.
Thats great to hear, glad we could show of this watch in it's true light!
Is it possible to design such a complication with an mechanical caliber?
It stops for 2 seconds? And a higher beat quartz? I’ll take one.
This is James Bond level watchmaking.
Really enjoyed this series. I own this watch, not perfect, but it's very cool.
but how does the stop2go technology affect to the accuracy?
Not at all I believe because the second hand quickly catches up to compensate for the 2 seconds or something I believe
Loved my mondaine watch. Bought an original in Switzerland, but the straps are not leather. Found out about this when wear and tear shows a felt material underneath the thin leather layer. Very dissapointing.. felt cheated
Lovely review, very professional 👍 watch on the way
I don't understand how the stop2Go function is useful in any real meaningful way. They seems to on purpose made the watch 2 seconds faster and then readjust the error at the end of every minute. Can anyone explain to me how is it logical to have a second hand on a watch when there is no way to time anything to the nearest second? Why didn't they just make a jump minute hand watch with or without a normal accurate second hand?
There is no meaningful use of this function on a wrist watch. On rail station clocks however, this function is used to synchronize multiple clock against one master clock. The problem is that no mater how advanced (expensive) you make the clocks you will never manage to get all the clocks on the station, let alone the country, to stay synchronized for long. So the way pretty much all rail station clocks work, all over the world - not only in Switzerland, is that they are driven by a cheap AC-motor with a gearing to match the local power-line frequency. Except the gears are actually made to run the clock slightly fast, about 2 seconds fast per minute. Once the second hand reaches the full minute it stops. Every 60 seconds the central master clock sends out a pulse starting all the clocks at the same time. Thus keeping a bunch of fairly cheap clock always in sync.
Fredrik Lundh Thank you for the in-depth explanation. It makes a lot more sense when you understand the limitations they are working with. Too bad the stop2go is just an imitation of a very “inaccurate” system. I don’t think my OCD can accept a watch that gain 2 second per minute even if it adjust itself every minute.
It will be very cool and make a lot more sense if Mundaine can make the stop2go a radio controlled watch though.
Fatty Acid I agree. It’s a needless complication that ironically skews the whole concept of accurate time measurement. Bauhaus is all about simplicity, clearness, refinement and elimination of the superfluous-those are the hallmarks of all good engineering.
36/38mm would be so cool!
Definitely!
Why did they discontinue this?
is there a smaller diameter for this watch.
I had one of these it went wrong and the uk repairer told me to bin it it’s not repairable after only 3 years
I have this in the reverse colour - white on black - but no backlight :(
It's a beautiful watch! I've just purchased the quartz 42 mm version of this very watch.
Love the stop to go technology. I just wish it was available on all of Mondaine's offerings.
Still, I don't think I will ever understand the people who desire watch which is smaller than 41mm. 🙄
Where can I find the 10 from 10 list ?
This is on my want list!
Definitely a fun watch
Is this made in a 35 - 38mm?
I've written to Mondaine customer service regarding problems with faults and build quality issues with my new stop 2go wall clock but nobody has taken the time to reply to me, very poor service indeed and not what I would have expected considering how much I had to pay for it including £152 extra import duty the seller never advised me of, not your direct fault but your agent all the same.
The faults I could sort myself with your advice software issue no but no emails at all. awful service
I will this.
Very nice
Loved it
I would like to change my Stop2Go battery myself but it's totally amazing that after googled a lot I still cannot find the battery specification of this watch nor a single video of changing battery of this watch! Can you tell me the battery type?
Pop it open and have a look? I'm not sure but this is what I did for my own non-Mondaine
You need a CR2032 battery.
Yup... for a quartz it’s way too thick.
Any stop to go autoamatic?
Top!
sucks if you need to accurately time a bunch of seconds though
Very cool but... Doesn't that mean that the watch loses 2 seconds every hour??
No.
The seconds hand moves a little faster so that when it stops at 12" does 2 seconds are compensated
Its not hard to understand. How would it loose 2 seconds a hour?.. Its a great design an different. Unique... You think they would design a watch that would loose 2 seconds a hour on purpose just to have their stop n go movement...... It would deafeat the purpose of such engineering...
designe very good quality uuuuhhh
IDGuy, is that you?
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Funny !
0:43 - I've never heard anyone say the word 'fun' less... fun.
Please take care of this man, he sounds seriously depressed.
"In Switzerland, the concept of a train leaving twenty seconds past a minute doesn't exist"
You couldn't be more wrong. Trains actually are supposed to leave *exactly* 20 seconds past the minute in Switzerland
Why is that?
@@r.westerling4280 So that if you arrive exactly on time at the platform you can still get on the train, I'm guessing
@@VesaevusX That sounds logical.
Imagine arriving at the platform 5 seconds before departure and the doors are already closed, because the train has to depart excactly on the whole minute.
Ik will check hoe they do it here in The Netherlands.
Hmmm, so a $650 quartz watch that obviously has issues keeping the minute hand aligned with the indices (look at 9:07 for example). Other owners complain of this very same issue.
I have one of the original batches of the Stop2Go watch (without the lume under the hands). The hands do line up properly if it's set it properly, which the person who made this video didn't do! If you pull out the crown into set mode, you can either get it to spin the minute hand round the dial to approx the correct minute, then you apply less turning pressure on the crown to nudge and gently moving the minute hand so it lines up correctly.
That title. #RIPGrammar
mOndaine not mUndaine ffs
Your videos are like if Watchfinder took a boring pill.
Just purchased the new backlight model , all you see after a 10 minute full sunlight charge, is a green blob. Very badly designed/ tested....waste of money a piece of shit.
Nomos rebranded.
Too thick body
I understand that your accent is British and no problem with it but be mindful that when you munch words and run over them so quickly you cross an acceptable line and I lose half of what you're saying. Thank you for your understanding.
It would be odd for him to slow down.
I’m French and I understand everything he is saying. Maybe you need to improve your English?
@@Sadhill25 ..Il est tout de meme malheureux qu'à chaque foi je croise un Français il faut qu'il ramène sa fraise, déplaisant, mal poli et SURTOUT se croyant toujours beaucoup plus intelligent et plus cultivé que les autres. J'en sais quelque chose. J'ai vécu 30 ans en France. Maybe you need to improve your civility and work harder on your manners. SPIT.
Too big, clunky design, silly quirks (lume on the back of the hands, the stop to go feature) and cost as much as a nice mechanical. It looks like a 70s alarm clock strapped to your wrist.
Still glad it exists though. Viva le difference 👍