Buy the Swiss Watch that Fits You Best

I write while enjoying a view of the village and its surrounding mountain tops from our hotel room at the Steffani Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland. I’m still not quite past jet-lag but I’m awake enough to write on a caffeine buzz induced by Swiss-chocolate to keep me going.

Phil and I did a little shopping in the chic shops all around us in this very elegant tourist town. The last time I was here, thirty years ago, I bought down-filled leather mittens for skiing. I still have them and they are still the best mittens I've ever had for extreme cold.

My new Mondaine wrist watch posing with its family.

This time I was on a serious prowl for a watch. I will admit that my watches in the past few years have been purchased from Overstock.com. It’s pretty difficult to tell if a watch will fit me from product descriptions as I inherited “sturdy” bones and a lot of ladies’ time pieces are too small and not all that adjustable.

Well, Switzerland is no place to look for a bargain in a watch. People really do buy watches with an amount of money that could buy a car. However, my watch band began to fall to pieces in the past week from me stretching the band out a few too many times, plus it’s never really kept time that well.

There’s a watch for everyone here though. I found a ladies' Mondaine that’s totally adjustable and doesn't have “bells and whistles” that I won’t use. It cost more than I usually spend (which is to say I normally spend very little) but it’s definitely comfortable, adjustable, and easy to read.

Swiss Train Station Clock

I assure you that it’s easy to read! My proof is that virtually every clock in every Swiss train station has the same face, but a thousand times larger! Wherever I travel here I see this wonderful clock face. And whenever I check the time in the future I will be reminded of our exceptional Swiss rail trip.