Mondaine Official Swiss Railways Pocket Watches are loved and appreciated by travelers around the world. What matters to travelers? Travel accessories should be small, functional, reliable and good looking. The classic Mondaine Swiss design is immediately recognizable as one of the world's great watches.

In the coming months Gem of the Day™ will be offering the complete collection of fine Mondaine Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches and Travel Alarm Clocks. Each will offer the great Mondaine design and their legendary precise Swiss construction and design. This Savonette Pocket Watch featured here has these fine characteristics.

The classic simple and straightforward design of Mondaine Watches is considered a work of great modern art. Mondaine Watches are collected by museums throughout the world. Mondaine is the official watch of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

The simple design, the unmistakable easy-to-read face, distinctive hands and the famous red seconds hand have made the Mondaine collection successful the world over. 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.

Mondaine Official Swiss Railways Pocket Watch:   WATCH FEATURES: Accurate and Durable Quartz Movement Large Easy-to-Read Hands and Individual Minute Markers CASE DESIGN & FEATURES: Solid Stainless Steel Case Scratch Resistant Mineral Glass Crystal Steel Cover Push Button Closure Stainless Steel 18 3/4 inch Pocket Watch Chain DIMENSIONS: Case Diameter is 50 millimeters (about 2 inches) Depth (thickness) is 13.0 millimeters (1/2 inch)