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The most fascinating watch you'll ever own?

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016

I've had this watch for two months now and am still fascinated by its movement. I find myself reaching for this one more than any other in my growing collection of 20 watches. After setting it once upon arrival, all hands still align perfectly (see the attached photo) and it has deviated a total of ten seconds.

This is a handsome watch -- actually striking in its simplicity -- with excellent fit and finish. The supplied strap, while soft and comfortable, is overly plain (bordering on ugly) and just doesn't do the watch justice. It's also disappointing given the price point. I immediately replaced it with something more fitting.

Overall, I could not be happier with the watch but I must admit: I was patient and got it at a great deal ($341.99!). Its value at the current price (whenever you might be reading this) is a personal decision.

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Gobears81

Bad wrist strap and difficult battery replacement

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022

Like someone else showed, the wrist strap peels apart from itself. Photo shown.

Also my watch battery has been dead for a couple years and now I'm trying to replace the battery. I don't know how to get the battery out. None of the YouTube videos for other watch battery replacements remotely resemble this one.

After some work, it seems like the two tabs nearest each other (opposite the single tab) need to move outward to release the battery. It was not an easy thing to do. The battery is a CR2032.

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Barry

The most fascinating watch you'll ever own?

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016

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Gobears81

Bad wrist strap and difficult battery replacement

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022

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Chris D. Rasmussen

Great for low vision people

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016

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great watch and a conversation starter. I'm a railfan and anything trains I like. The "Stop2Go" feature is fun to watch and the kids at church want to see it work and are fascinated with it. Being that I'm legally blind this watch is very easy to see with my limited vision.
Easy to set and wears very well on my wrist. I like the band but I'm going to see if I can find one that will work a little better.

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Margo Fonoroff

Great watch, lousy strap.

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014

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Love the watch. It is just quirky enough to warrant an addition to my collection. I will say, however, that the strap was a major disappointment. It delaminated (the leather split apart) within an hour of putting in on (see photo). I tried to contact the seller, but got no where. It's not a fatal flaw as an upgraded strap will probably enhance the appearance of the watch (I bought one from Crown & Buckle). But the fact that the seller failed to stand behind his product is a major concern.

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Walter

First, wrong watch. Then defective after 36 days.

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015

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First, amazon shipped me a "Mondaine Men's Swiss Railways Giant Watch A6603032811SB" in a Stop2Go box. Someone probably swapped it on a return or someone there is stealing from them. I had to return that one and order another correct one, no direct swap was offered to make it right.
Now, six days past the end of the Amazon 30-day return window, this is going to some approved watch shop in Rode Island for Mondaine's warranty repair service. Not pleased. The Stop-2-Go feature is not working and the watch often fails to keep time at all. I have managed to reset the Stop-2-Go second hand back to 12 o'clock a couple of times, but it takes more steps than listed in the manual for some reason and doesn't stay working. It's supposed to return the second hand to the 12 o'clock position when setting the time, but the second hand goes to some random spot. Prior to this I had an older model that I could not keep working after a couple of repairs. I love the look of these and the stop at 12 second hand like the real train clocks, but this is likely the last Mondaine product I'll every buy. I'd prefer to return it, but 6 days is 6 days.

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Mark F

A Watch Lovers Watch

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2014

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I'm not a high-end watch buyer but I do like nice watches, usually mechanical or automatic. I was looking for something different and also looking for a watch that I didn't have to wind or worry about. So far this has high marks from me on both of my requirements.

The size of the case is listed at 41mm which is normally about 1-3mm too big for me. However, because of the design, this wears like a 40mm watch - the lugs are slightly shorter than most watches of its size. My wrist size is 6 3/4" and I can wear up to about 40mm without the watch looking silly (to me at least). As I said this is a perfect fit.

The strap is a thick black leather strap that conforms nicely and will clearly wear well for several years.

The stop2go second hand is a lot of fun though admittedly its just a novelty. That feature is just something that ads to the unique nature of the watch. I do like that the second hand is a sweep action.

What I like best is that after owning this for about 2 months now I haven't had to reset it once. Last I looked it was still keep accurate time, exactly as set the day it arrived.

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Timothy R. Federwitz

Skip this one and get the automatic version… bad build quality

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2018

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The watch seemed okay build quality-wise, but not really as good as I had hoped. The Stop2go feature seems like a cool idea, but the watch I received had the stop position somewhere other than 12 o’clock position. After reading the manual I realized you can fix this and move it back to the 12 position, but after wearing it for a day I noticed it lost a TON of time and actually the second hand was stopped on a location other than 12 again. I fixed the position one more time and it seemed to start working again, but later the same day it had lost more time and was stopped once again on another location. What was interesting was that the minute hand continued to advance, albeit still seeming to lose time.

Maybe I got a defect, but it looks like others have issues with this watch as well, so quality control doesn’t seem up to snuff.

I returned this watch and instead bought the A132.30348.11SBB Evo Big Evo Automatic Analog Display Swiss Automatic Black Watch from Amazon instead for basically the same price as this Stop2go battery powered model. I received the new automatic watch and couldn’t be happier! The quality of the automatic seems much better all around, including the strap. It also has the day/date complication and, of course, won’t ever need a battery change since it is a self-winding automatic watch.

While I would have liked to have the Stop2go function like the real Swiss Railways clocks have, the lack in quality made me skip even trying to replace it with another example. Also, while you could say the Stop2go version has a sweeping second hand, it is not nearly as smooth as the automatic version I now wear.

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J. Dai

Very unique movement. Extremely nice watch.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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The minute hand is just a tad off on some ticks, which is fine with me. The stop2go movement is so enchanting and now that I synced it with the atomic clock, I know the exact time. It's just nice to know the exact minute that a cell phone is on.

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Paul

Love the watch. Great price and service by the seller!

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2016

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After a trip to Genève, I just had to have this watch! I looked all over the city, for a good deal, but ultimately got the best price here on amazon.
The watch was waiting for me when I got back home!
The only negative I can give, is the band, which is "genuine leather" marketing code for cheap, ground leather and glue.
But, it's a minor thing to replace the band with a better one.
I love my Mondaine Stop to Go, it's so geeky, it's cool.

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I do like the Mondaine watches and will continue to buy in ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2017

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the red hand has stopped working, even though the correct hour is still reflected.
The leather band needed to be replace. it lasted two years
Very disappointing on the USA Mondaine service department. Tried to reach them several times and no response.
I do like the Mondaine watches and will continue to buy in the future.

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