Mechanical watches in general are less accurate than quartz watches, and the same applies to the
«MONDAINE» AUTOMATIC.
You will have to bear with this slight variation because, altrough the movement is very precise, the
absence of electronics makes it more sensitive to changes in temperature, movement and mechanical
factors.
If you attache importance to absolute accuracy, you should check your watch every couple of days and
adjust it as necessary or wear a «MONDAINE» quartz.
Your «MONDAINE» AUTOMATIC should be wound some 10 – 20 times before wearing to ensure it goes
regularly from the time you put it on.
After the time, the movement of your wrist will have «charged» the watch with a running reserve of about
36 hours, so it can be taken off at night without causing problems.
The «MONDAINE» AUTOMATIC is a Swiss brand-name watch with a mechanical movement, so it needs
no batteries. It is factory-tested for water resistance and shock-resistance.
The big breakthrough for automatic watches came in the 1940s after continual improvement of this
winding system over the years. Until the advent of cheap quartz watches, automatic watches were the
only «convenient» alternative to traditional hand-wound models.
Mechanical watches look back on a long tradition and, even today, they are the skilled watch-maker’s
pride and joy. For many watch fans, mechanical watches are still the only «real» ones.
The «MONDAINE» AUTOMATIC picks up and continues the success story of the topo-quality Swiss
mechanical watch.
Its mechanical movement is a first-class Swiss product and accuracy is guaranteed by the precise
interaction of many tiny, meticulously adjusted components such a cogs, pivots and springs.
The principle of the automatic watch is based on a rotor mounted on a ball bearing which is turned to the
right or left by gravity. Any movement bends the winding spring, so the watch is continually wound up.
