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The simple design, the unmistakable easy to read face, distinctive hands and
the famous red seconds hand have made the Mondaine Watch collection successful
the world over.
Ingenuity and simplicity are the elements, which often distinguish an attractive
piece of design from a truly iconic design classic. The Mondaine Official Swiss
Railways watch is proud to be associated with such an example of excellent 20th
century design.
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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". It is amazing just how long this design has endured
and now it appears to take a place in the eternal hall of fame along side other
well known design icons such as the Coca-Cola bottle, the Mercedes star, the
Toblerone packaging, or the design of the US dollar bill.
In 1986 the Mondaine watch company, owned by the Bernheim family, took the blueprint
of the iconic-patented design of the Railways Clock and turned it into a watch
collection. These Mondaine watches are the famous clock in miniature and carry
the same Swiss reputation of excellent watch making skills, punctuality and uncomplicated
design.
The Mondaine watch collection has in turn become a respected design in its own
right and has gone from strength to strength and today it is widely considered
to be one of the "10 Classic Swiss Watch Designs". The Mondaine Watch
collection continues to grow in popularity in Europe, the United States of America
and the Far East, easily recognizable as the clock seen on all Swiss railway
platforms, responsible for the legendary punctuality of the Swiss rail network.
60 years after its creation there are some 3000 of these clocks on station concourses
and platforms throughout Switzerland and even a selection in London's Design
Museum where Sir Terence Conran commissioned their installation as permanent,
functional exhibits.
Since the first Mondaine Watch collection launched in 1986, new lines have been
introduced each year to ensure that the Mondaine Official Swiss Railways Watch
appeals to a wide consumer audience. With a choice of movements from high precision
automatics to a quartz chronograph with a Big Date and slim quartz movement the
collection offers something for everyone but keeps true to the classic design
created over 60 years ago.
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