Exhibit 16.1


                          [KPMG FIDES PEAT Letterhead]



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549


March 17, 1999


Ladies and Gentlemen:

We were previously principal  accountants for Mettler-Toledo  International Inc.
(the  Registrant)  and,  under the date of February 5, 1999,  we reported on the
consolidated  financial  statements  of  Mettler-Toledo  International  Inc. and
subsidiaries  as of and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. On March
10, 1999, our appointment as principal accountants was terminated.  We have read
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.'s statements included under Item 4 of its Form
8-K dated March 10, 1999, and we agree with such statements, except as follows:

     1.  We are not in the  position  to agree or disagree  with  Mettler-Toledo
         International  Inc.'s  statement  regarding  whether  the  decision  to
         dismiss KPMG Fides Peat as the Registrant's  independent  auditors' was
         approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant's Board of Directors;
         and

     2.  We are not in the  position  to agree or disagree  with  Mettler-Toledo
         International Inc.'s statement that the Registrant did not consult with
         PricewaterhouseCoopers  as to the application of accounting  principles
         to a specific transaction; either completed or proposed.


Very truly yours,

/S/ KPMG FIDES PEAT

Zurich, Switzerland