Each Mondaine watch features a variation on the archetypal design of Hilfiker and the pristine, punctual appearance associated with the days when the railroads were king. The biggest differences between the original Bold and the Smart watch are the crown and the case back. Integrated smartwatches feature continual connectivity with a smartphone, active displays, sensors, and greater compute power but short battery life (e.

A magical moment that allows us all to stand still for a moment in a world that never seems to stop moving. We have a comprehensive collection of jewellery from some of the UK and world's leading jewellery manufacturers.

The outer index is the date in black, featuring 31 squares with numbers every 5 dates, starting at 1…so 1, 6, 11, etc… At the very top of the index is a small moon, which indicates when the watch is in sleep mode. In 1943, Swiss engineer, Hans Hilfiger, while working for the Swiss Railway Station decides to design a clock that will synchronize the departure time for all of the trains coming and leaving in Zurich’s main station. We hope you enjoy finding out about our history, which is quite considerable as our journey began in 1878.

The unique red seconds hand which also featured on the Swiss Railway Clock has brought the Mondaine watch collection fame and success across the entire world. If you’re interested in reading about it as a watch in detail, I recommend that you head over to Grail Watch and read my post there, How Good Is the Mondaine Helvetica Smart Watch? A motion sensor detects walking, sitting, and sleeping using the same MotionX algorithm familiar to Fitbit users. Overall, it’s a very subtle smart watch, and much less flashy/garish than the TAG Heuer Carrera Connected with its glowing Android Wear display. The watch bezel is a clean affair, with a flat top and angular sides that remind me of a Grand Seiko more than anything out of Switzerland.Easy to read, noticeable, straightforward and intelligent, Mondaine watches are made to high quality standards and specifications the traditional Swiss way. If you’re interested in reading about it as a watch in detail, I recommend that you head over to Grail Watch and read my post there, How Good Is the Mondaine Helvetica Smart Watch? To do this, they had teamed up with MotionX, a Silicon valley company with a lot of experience in the health tracker world. Throughout the day, as you walk around, the hand will progress around in relationship to your set steps goal.

Avoiding this requires the user to hold the crown button to manually tell the watch to switch modes. I think the smart features integrate well with the design, so unlike digital smart watches, you sort of ignore those aspects when they aren’t in use. I love watches and technology, so I was thrilled to hear about the creation of a “horological smart watch” base by the Swiss watchmaking industry.The collection itself is quite broad with a wide enough selection for every minimalist timepiece lover. While we do feel some sympathy for Withings, which started the Swiss built activity tracker movement, there's no doubt we'd rather have the Mondaine on our wrist. Zach views watches as the perfect synergy of 2D and 3D design: the place where form, function, fashion and mechanical wonderment come together.