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Mondaine

Post by galaxy_convoy » 03 Sep 2014 21:57

Anyone here owns or has interest in Mondaine watches? Nearly picked up a Simply Elegant a few months back. Love the dial, based on the Swiss railway clock design.

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Re: Mondaine

Post by lunarin79 » 03 Sep 2014 22:09

was interested in Mondaine watches for a while but did not bite the bullet although CK Tangs did carry it for a period of time.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by balzebub71 » 03 Sep 2014 22:43

Yup same here, almost bought one, but didn't bite the bullet, local prices just too high.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by Ed.YEO » 04 Sep 2014 02:56

Local price too high not surprising. Less market penetration rate ma... hence less quantity brought in, much too higher price lo...
Online shopping is often suggested or this brand. Just an Automatic with day date can be get @ less than $700, or much lesser depending on the Euro x-rates.

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This is really one niche design piece with big date. Too bad... quartz only.

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http://stores.ebay.com.sg/born2watch/MO ... 34.c0.m322" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mondaine

Post by galaxy_convoy » 04 Sep 2014 09:45

I have a friend in UK who might be coming back end of the year, plus another going to US soon. Which would be a better place to get? From the respective Amazon stores, US looks like a better bet.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by balzebub71 » 04 Sep 2014 11:45

Yup I think online from US is much cheaper

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Re: Mondaine

Post by oncleoliver » 09 Oct 2014 21:48

I been looking at this at Bras Basah.

Quite tempting but somehow it lacks oooommmpphh
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Mondaine

Post by telepgm » 11 Oct 2014 08:41

oncleoliver wrote:I been looking at this at Bras Basah.

Quite tempting but somehow it lacks oooommmpphh
train clock Bauhaus style watches are unlikely to give you that oooommmpphh that you are looking for, oncle. It's meant to be "quiet", "understated" & "functional". It has only one purpose in its existence, to tell time, very accurately. Here's my Bauhaus as a contrast to mondaine: Image
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Re: Mondaine

Post by balzebub71 » 11 Oct 2014 08:50

For Mondaine I would love to own one of their Stop 2 Go models..but not cheap....[FACE WITH COLD SWEAT]
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Re: Mondaine

Post by oncleoliver » 11 Oct 2014 09:05

Npnt
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Re: Mondaine

Post by telepgm » 11 Oct 2014 10:42

oncleoliver wrote:Npnt
NPNT!!!
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Re: Mondaine

Post by galaxy_convoy » 11 Oct 2014 11:05

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But the video will show the Stop2Go function better.

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Re: Mondaine

Post by oncleoliver » 11 Oct 2014 11:10

still feel like no oooppmmhh
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Re: Mondaine

Post by oncleoliver » 11 Oct 2014 11:16

After I watched this video instead, then only I understood. Cool watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljrQ1L_5sI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mondaine

Post by ghostrider » 11 Oct 2014 13:05

Got this automatic watch 15 year ago in Switzerland. Time keeping still very good. Watch case is similar to the railway clock. The current version watch case is different.
Too bad this version is not in production now.
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Post by galaxy_convoy » 11 Oct 2014 13:11

ghostrider wrote:Got this automatic watch 15 year ago in Switzerland. Time keeping still very good. Watch case is similar to the railway clock. The current version watch case is different.
Too bad this version is not in production now.
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Nice. The dial design is exactly the same. Which is the point of a Mondaine I suppose.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by balzebub71 » 11 Oct 2014 13:28

oncleoliver wrote:After I watched this video instead, then only I understood. Cool watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljrQ1L_5sI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tried the actual watch at store, it's cool but the sweep of the seconds hand isn't as smooth as in the promo video.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by TheChef » 14 Oct 2014 13:18

Watch is a bit small. But, nice watch.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by Ed.YEO » 14 Oct 2014 15:26

TheChef wrote:Watch is a bit small. But, nice watch.
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Re: Mondaine

Post by TheChef » 14 Oct 2014 17:52

Ed.YEO wrote:
TheChef wrote:Watch is a bit small. But, nice watch.
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ACube Timeless. Btw is there a bigger version of this model?
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