Mondaine Men’s ‘SBB’ Swiss Quartz Stainless Steel and Leather Casual Watch, Color:Black (Model: MST.4101B.LB) Review

The Mondaine Official Swiss Railways watch is proud to be associated with such an example of excellent 20th century design. In 1944, Hans Hilfiker, a Swiss Engineer and Designer and employee of the Federal Swiss Railways, created a clock, which has become known as the “Official Swiss Railways Clock”. In 1986 the Mondaine watch company, owned by the Bernheim family, took the blueprint of the iconic design of the Railways Clock and turned it into a watch collection.

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The fascinating execution of stop2go, like on the original clock, features the famous red second hand that turns full circle in 58 seconds and then waits at 12 o’clock for the minute hand to move on, before jumping one marker forward, starting its next rotation. Designed by German designer Martin Drechsel, the stop2go case features a stainless steel cylinder with two matte-brushed stainless steel braces custom fitted for the strap. The crown, which was specially developed by Mondaine to act as a functional switch, easily sets the hands to the correct time. The watch is equipped with an anti-reflective coated sapphire crystal and the soft, black natural leather strap completes the modern, Swiss-made icon. The Mondaine BackLight Technology, applied to the back side of the hands, allows strong visibility of the hands at night, without any negative influence of the design of the hands during daytime.