The Mondaine Stop2go Backlight Review - One of the Coolest Quartz Watches With a Fun Trick
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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I wish this was still available. The 2 second stop is a pretty intriguing feature that sets it apart from other quartz pieces.
I’ll be reviewing a pretty cool Mondaine on my channel real soon. Pretty much looks like this but it’s an automatic
I am lucky. Just picked up the last piece at interlaken store
Looks like is rereleased right now as a limited edition, saw it on the sbb shop
Is the classic series not having the same 2 second stop?
@@Tea-Spin They reissued it a few months ago though
That is some seriously cool quartz watch. I'm talking here Casio Oceanus level cool
I discovered Mondaine about 10 years ago and Teddy, you've brought it back into the forefront for me, thank you. I've always admired this bold, beautiful watch. I like mechanical movements too but in this case, I'd get a quartz for sure.
They have one that looks just like this but it’s automatic I’ll be reviewing it on my channel. Sadly no stop to go feature that would be cool
This watch was my gateway into the hobby. I saw it on sale and loved how it copied the look and stop2go motion of the Swiss Railways clock. While doing my research, I found the watch-collecting UA-cam channels (including yours, of course). I have the watch on a black, silver, and red Bond NATO. The distance from the lug holes to the case is actually kind of small, so it isn't easy to swap NATO straps. There's a limited edition of this watch that commemorates the 2016 opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. The bezel is made from the door of a retired Swiss Railways locomotive.
That limited edition sounds really cool. I just got my Mondaine today it’s an automatic that I’ll be reviewing on my channel. You should check it out!
"I'm doing a 'review' of a watch that I'm a full authorized dealer for"
Neither Ted nor his fans see a problem with this statement.
He should call them showcases, he isn't very critical and I'm sure they don't spend a lot of time on his wrist
650 for a quartz is a tough sell for me personally, but it is unique enough with some cool features to get me to consider it.
This is one of the most interesting watches I've ever seen. Also will you make a new video that shows your actual collection on your main channel?
I have wanted to halt doing that as I found the yearly rate in which I was doing it was creating a negative impact on my buying habits. I felt I bought for the sake of making the video rather than progressing naturally. I think 2021 might be the year I will do it again.
Hola Teddy!! por favor necesitamos ver este video en tu canal en español!! Es realmente genial este reloj, así es que es absolutamente necesario ver tu reseña. Estaremos atentos!
Great video and this watch is amazing! It has such unique features I've never seen on any other watch!
Love that pause at 12!
I recently picked up this version with brushed black pvd casing it was unworn condition I that snapped up very happy to find one, Had wanted one for a while 😊
Cool video - I wanted to buy it and went to a Mondaine Authorized Dealer here in Berlin and he said that the movement is problematic because it's so special. You actually need a battery to set the watch backwards and forward by a motor and there were quite a lot of warranty cases.
He stated that Mondaine has stopped producing this watch because of it...
Is it true? Have owners have problems with this watch? Very curious.
Anyway - pity - it's really a beautiful watch!
i like that functionality....nice conversation piece
I wish this watch is available anywhere for retail cause I would buy it right now.
I got the Stop2Go A5123035816SBB Mondaine in 2014 and it's still my favorite watch. I just replaced the battery myself which was not easy. I wish I had this backlight feature though. I look forward to seeing a new Mondaine video on this channel.
The cool features of this watch piqued my interests in watches years ago when I came across it on the web... always loved this one.
Not anything else out there like it. Can't say that often in watches.
$650?! I wish. If you can even find them, they’re going for closer to $2k CDN. Any idea when they will come back in stock?
Now
Compliments on having such a great website. I will pick this one up from you in the near future.
Thank you my friend. Would love to help you out!
omg I asked for this, and got a comment of you and so searched for this video for a long time.thanks!
Alright Teddy, give up the act, your only reviewing watches that I have been looking at, the only other one you haven't is the Maurice Lacroix
MASTERPIECE Square Wheel Retrograde 43mm
Edit: This watch is awesome
Haha I have plans to review that Maurice Lacroix as well. Very cool piece. This Mondaine is a lot of fun too. Not typically a quartz guy but this one is just too much fun. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@TeddyBaldassarreReviews I have 2 quartz watchs, and want to get automatics, but as a 14 year old its hard to have the cash to buy some of those watches
@@henrycollins2478 Also, you'd have to repair the automatic watch every now and then
Beautiful watch. I may have to get this one.
I'm no expert here, but for that kind of money for a quartz... Shouldn't the the minute hand be aligned with the indices?
This can be adjusted via the crown.
It’s back available right now…
The crown looks like a gas grill knob. Cool watch!
Hey Teddy, I have a Mondaine pocket watch I purchased years ago and I can’t find any information on it or it’s value aside from what their new ones sell for. It’s still new in the case, date on the sales card is hard to read if it’s 07 or 97 but I’m leaning more towards 97. Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated!
There are still 60 tick marks for the seconds. Are you saying that seconds hand moves slightly faster than on a regular watch but then stops for 2 seconds to let a regular watch catch up?
presumably each 'tick' of the second hand is actually a bit faster than a second, given that the watch can afford to pause once a minute?
If I didn’t already have the big date I would think about this one. But that price is very steep also.
Awesome watch
It really ticks like an Automatic watch - is it a 2Hz or 3Hz quartz?
Good call. Yes it's 3 hz. I wonder how it affects battery life.
@@xpusostomos I've had mine 3 years and it's still on the original battery
So as the second hand doesn't actually mark seconds as it circles the dial?
If it pauses for 2 seconds… Doesn’t that mean it loses 2 seconds per minute? I don’t see it playing catch up at all.
that's so efing cool
Can I buy that somewhere? :D Stop2Go is not available.
Could you please comment on a rumor I heard of a new batch of Stop2Go watches being made in 2023, or were they only planning to make the wifi enabled Stop2Go wall clocks?
1:05 That misaligned minute hand just destroys the whole image of railways precision.
You can adjust the hand precisely as a user. It just wasn't adjusted perfectly there when shooting. Here is an example: ua-cam.com/video/sM5xqaZpO_s/v-deo.html
@@TeddyBaldassarreReviews I saw that but it looked like it was still quite hard to accurately align the minute hand and the video didn't show the results front on. Seeing as how the second hand returns to 12, the minute hand really should move in one-minute increments in the slow mode, not fractions of a minute.
Another watch to add to the “Collection”..
How many ticks per second? Isn't this a quartz?
History on your wrist!
Mondaine does license the design but no doubt a great representation to one of the most iconic watch dials out there. Even Apple have used this design.
@@TeddyBaldassarreReviews I'm not sure but in most of Europe this design is iconic for the electric watches use in in train stations , Grovana has something like this, not sure ! it's special without comparison
@@TeddyBaldassarreReviews What's more, Apple used this design without permission. They settled with Mondaine out of court for 22.5M CHF.
Hello do you have any websit to the shop thats wach pleace .
I think I'll take the EVO Automatic over the Stop2Go. My experience with quartz watches with lots of motors (Seiko chronographs for the late 90's/early 2000's) is that they just aren't reliable past the 12-15 year mark hands get misaligned, mysterious battery drain issues etc. Would take a regular mechanical movement anyday.
Since the system has an alignment adjustment, that shouldn't be an issue.
I have one quartz watch with smooth second hand like this one. It is Jacques Lemans 1-1951F
LONDON.
Do Mondaine clocks also stop at 12?
As soon as I pay off my Aqua Terra I'm buying one of these. It's just too cool not to have in my watch box, and to wear out and about!
Don't. They look great, but are functionally useless. the Second hand stunt jjust doesn't work at all and the watches don't keep time.
Second hand is cool.
If only the minute hand hit the markers 😭
Does the automatic version have the unique (2 sec stop) also or just the quartz?
No the only Mondaine Swisd Railwaywatch with the 1,5sec stop is the Mondaine Stop2Go watch which is shown in the video which is also discontinued. Other Mondaine Quartz or Automatic watch doesn't posess that function. Greetings from Switzerland! 🇨🇭
how can i purchase this watch from you?thanks
Is this a dress watch?
love the look, but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on a quartz. I would constantly be thinking about all of the mechanical watches I could have bought for the same price.
I have one from 1990
It's going on sale for $450. It's a great watch company.
Did it get discontinued?
I'm in the market for this watch and called Mondaine USA today. They said one supplier of one component of the unique 5802 movement was no longer available due to the pandemic. They are taking their time finding the most reliable new supplier and expect to resume production of this model in 2022.
@@Brew2point0 Thank you! Been wondering why it was always out of stock, was thinking of calling to see but you saved me the time!
I'm happy I scored one while it was available
Love Mondaine watches given their history, the patented Hans Hilfiker design is timeless, and the Swiss Ronda movement inside ensures precision to +-10 seconds a month. My Mondaine watch in reality has done better than that.
My grandpa passed away and I found one of these in his desk
Never heard such an interesting watch constantly referred to as mundane 😂😂
I'm a word nerd and got curious. From the Latin root "mundus" for world, we get several interesting uses with different connotations. Spanish "mundo" refers literally to the world. In English we have "mundane" meaning dull/common rather than special/unique, originating from the idea of worldly rather than heavenly. In the case of this watch brand, their use of the French "mondaine" refers to being worldly in the sense of sophisticated, experienced, cultured, fashionable, high-class. But how ironic for it sharing a root with our word "mundane" meaning all the opposite things!
Yes, I have no idea why the dude kept saying mundane instead of Mon-daine. I guess it's like saying Munday instead of Monday.
"I'm a full authorized dealer of mundane watches."
-Teddy Baldassarre circa 2020
Your watch seems to be stuck at 10:12.
lovely watches, but sadly they are terrible. The clocks and the second hand movement are Iconic, but Mondaine simply don't know how to replicate it reliably in a wristwatch. Owned one, tried to love it, got fed up of endless issues and repairs and battery changes. 2 years old, and it is junk despite being loved and cared for by me.
it's not pronounced, "mUn-dane." it's pronounced, MON-dane.
Only the stop2go model is doing this move?
Yes
Not in the shop anymore...? :(
It is! Here's a link: www.teddybaldassarre.com/products/stop2go-backlight-black-leather/
Sadly discontinued.
Too Big, better 36mm Quartz
The designer in me loves this watch, but the engineer in me is disgusted. Beautiful and quirky, but why make a seconds hand that ticks at 29/30ths of a second? A German company would never do this 😂.
And Germans don’t make better watches than the Swiss, so who cares?
@@djrom66 They definitely make better watches than THIS Swiss watch.
It seems that no one would do this, since this mondaine watch is the only one that does does this. You can get a non-stop2go version on ebay for under $100.
@@michaelb.6007 I don't really think so.
Just got 4 pieces in my garage sale 25$ each. Cool watches but not for 600$!!!