Mondaine - A990.Clock.64SBB Wall Clock - Black Dial Black Frame - Wall Clocks - Made in Switzerland

I originally gave it a three because movements in these clocks (German) are 12 to 14 dollars, while ones from China are around five to six.So that’s about $200 for an aluminium case imported from a large country in Asia. The quality of powder coating is good though. Hands & distinctive seconds ‘paddle’ match well with markings.But is the clock worth $215? Depends.... It has ‘Mondaine’ & “Official Railways Clock Design” on it, so probably paying for the name. Or so I thought.Revision Sept, 2017:A recent purchase of a Sieko wall clock has given me new respect for the German movement, design, and QC for the Mondaine.The movement isn't just snapped in place and held by clamps and an adhesive ring like 'throw-away' models. The Mondaine is all metal construction (except for movement) and that might be a plus. Formed plastic can act as an amplifier and make for a very loud Tick-Tick sound not present on the Mondaine. The clock is arm's length from my nightstand and can't hear it. The plastic Seiko was across the room, and after three months "tick-tick" turned into TICK! TICK! It got so loud, we finally had to put it out on patio.The,Mondiane is still very accurate on only its second battery. By contrast, a two month old 'generic' brand kitchen clock with sweeping second hand is already several minutes fast.Bottom line: If you can still find one, it might be worth the extra money. I had thought "Mondaine" name was hype, but it's well made, very accurate, and incredibly quiet for a step movement clock.

The clock is easy to see, runs very quietly and so far is accurate. More pricey than many wall clocks so personal decision if willing to spend what this clock co but I think it was worth it

This is surprisingly easy to read. Without numbers I thought it would be difficult. The problem with no digit designs is indexing. With this clock you can find 12 o’clock by the printed message, You have to be careful mounting it correctly. I added a white dot at the 12 o’clock line to help out. Stylewise it looks cool but the price is very high if you just want a wall clock.

Black on black clock looks great on wall. Easy to read. Wish it was slightly larger.

Reminds me of Switzerland 🇨🇭

The product provides false information, it says "Made in Switzerland". There's no "Made in Switzerland" seal anywhere, instead the clock's case is made in China and the movement in Thailand as seen in the pictures I uploaded. Also, the product information says that the AA battery is included, and the clock came with no battery.The only "Swiss" is the brand name Mondaine. The product information should clearly state "Designed in Switzerland, Made in Thailand/China". As it is, this is fraud, scam or whatever you want to call it.Other than that the clock looks really nice, it is silent, and so far it is precise although this has yet to be tested over a longer period of time, but from what I read from other reviewers this clock should perform well long term.There is a Mondaine app for the mobile but it is only for bluetooth enabled clocks, this model is not bluetooth, so setting the time is manual.Finally, the battery compartment in the back says "Use AA Lithium battery". I am using a standard rechargeable Eneloop AA battery and it is working fine so far.

Clock body is made in China, movement in Germany. Sturdy but way overpriced for what it is.

Looks great on first impression. Mechanism is surprisingly disappointing. Second hand ticking along and even bouncing a bit in a jangly way with every second.The real ones at the railroad station have a smooth, continuous sweep second hand, except for the very cool pause at 60 seconds. Also, with the real ones the minute hand does not creep along the dial; it shifts into place with every new minute.Look for yourself on YouTube, "Swiss Railway Clock". The actual real clocks are not only beautiful in pictures they are so cool in motion.For $16 the "hito" brand, there are other brands too, can offer a smooth continuous second hand that works fine. That's what I went to and it's fine, pretty accurate too in fact.I was willing to pay a premium for the Mondaine clock... But little does it compare to the actual clocks in the Swiss Railway stations. I even called the USA distributor Lumondi Inc. asking if I could pay more and get a mechanism with at least a continuous sweep second hand. They were more into claiming their cheap mechanism is how the actual railway clocks work and then claiming Amazon isn't authorized to sell their products.I'm willing to pay a higher price for quality but this is a case of lipstick on a pig, bummer. I returned the clock. Looks great as long as it's not running.