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Looking for the perfect Swiss gift for your time-obsessed friends? Forget PATEK Philippe! Pick up a Zeno watch made right here in Basel. With sleek design and trademark exposed gears (see below), these timepieces are as stylish as they are (relatively) affordable. You can view the complete collection online or stop by the shop in downtown Basel, near the Post Office, just off of the Freiestrasse.

Zeno Watches
Elsässerstrasse 207
061 321 69 29
www.zeno-watch.ch

(Magellano Collection Zeno Watch and watch backing photos from the Zeno Watch website)

Are you longing for a great steak, but Swiss prices turn your stomach? Head to El Gaucho Restaurant in Lörrach, Germany. This casual Argentinian eatery offers up tasty grilled steaks at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is warm and relaxed and evokes your favorite American steakhouse - right down to the oversized steak knives. Don’t forget to get a baked potato and corn on the cobb on the side. Yum!

El Gaucho Restaurant
Marktplatz 7, 79539 Lörrach (Germany)
Phone +49 7621 168 959
www.elgaucho-loerrach.de