Aletta: Of course! Before Peter wrote his resignation, we took another vacation trip. The people at Ronda had often asked us why we didn't come to live in Switzerland. They said, “you make beautiful watches with strong potential and you achieve good numbers of units produced, so you really should settle in Switzerland.” Peter: If it hadn't been for the watches, Palo Alto might have interested me. But Philips had lost its appeal. At 33, I was too young for inhouse political intrigues. I had risen through the ranks too quickly. I freely admit that. No Fields Found.