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Swiss Victorinox Watch

Victorinox Swiss Army, Classic, Men's Watch, Stainless Steel Case, Stainless Steel Bracelet, Swiss Quartz (Battery-Powered), 241120

A versatile timepiece that's idealisti for daily wear, the Swiss Army Men's Classic Chronograph Blue Dial Watch offers a refined, circular dial with Arabic numeral hour indexes, luminous silver-toned hands, and a discreet date display at four o'clock. The three subdials offer full chronograph function while a blue-plated, stainless steel bezel is inscribed with a tachymeter. Paired with an ultra scratch-resistant, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, the stainless steel case protects the dial and provides durability. The classic, stainless steel bracelet is secured with a deployment clasp. This watch is water immune to 330 feet (100 meters) and is equipped with precise Swiss quartz movement.

The Victorinox Swiss Army Story

In 1884, Karl Elsener opened a cutlery workshop in Ibach-Schwyz, Switzerland with the help of his mother Victoria. Just like that, Victorinox Swiss Army was born.

In 1891, Elsener and his coworkers deliver knives for soldiers in the Swiss Army for the original time. Six years later, the company legally protected the names Swiss "Officer's" and "Sport Knife." The model later became known as the Original Swiss Army Knife.

Following Elsener's mother's death in 1909, the company integrated her name into the brand and unveiled it is well-known cross and shield emblem. Elsener arrived at the name Victorinox by combining the name Victoria with "inox," an abbreviation of the French word for rust-resistant steel, "inoxydable."

In 1989, Victorinox officially entered the timepiece business in the United States beneath the brand name Swiss Army. In 1999, Victorinox collaborators with the American TRG Group in St. Louis and enters into the international travel gear market. In 2001, the company launched a fashion line in the U.S. with a collection that delivers technical and tailored styling capturing the brand’s essence of practical luxury. If that wasn't enough, in 2007 Victorinox sets up Victorinox Swiss Army Fragrance AG, and in 2009 Victorinox Swiss Unlimited was launched.

Victorinox Swiss Army treasures it is heritage, the future is evenly inspiring. Innovation is at the heart of each Victorinox product it introduces, with stimulating technical progress allround all it is product categories.

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9 of 11 humans found the following review helpful.
Nice clean appearance; Overall a nice watch
By Plain & Simple
This is a outstanding daily watch with a clean aspect and is easy to read. I purchased this watch to wear to work b/c numerous clients take the type of watch I wear into contemplation in making a decision on accepting or declining a proposal (sad but true). My "pride & joy" is a Rolex Submariner model 16610 -- a unfeigned classic timepiece that is not overly flashy.. one in which I LOVE wearing. And my other watch is an all stainless steel Timex Chrono which doesn't look like a Timex until you read the name printed on the dial.

So in my quest to reach a happy medium b/w Timex & Rolex, this is the watch I chose. I wanted a watch that looked classy & sophistocated without somebody else knowing how much I expended on it (on either end of the spectrum). I likewise considered Tissot & Tag but being nit-picky with regards to appearances, I didn't like how Tissot puts the letter "T" on their second hand & at the time I couldn't find a Tag with a blue face that I found appealing. One could unquestionably argue that this is not the watch of watches but for a reason I can't explain, this one had the "it" factor.

One thing that is a huge disappointment for me is the crown is not the screws down type, which is why I rated it with 4 stars. Even my inexpensive $60 Timex has a screw down crown. I'm very disappointed that a watch that retails for $495 (although you may get this model for <$300 online) did not have that feature.

Pros: Nice styling; The blue color is REALLY cool looking; Comfortable to wear. Even even though the crown is not the screw down type (VERY DISAPPOINTING), it does have "shoulders" above & beneath the crown. Swiss Made. Does not "tick" very loudly. Not overly shiny. Scratch immune sapphire crystal.

Cons: NO SCREW DOWN CROWN!!! You may also want to be conscious that the bezel is aluminum, not stainless. The band is nice notwithstanding I'm a little nervous when it comes to the "deployment" clasp. I've antecedently owned a Movado that had a similar type clasp that didn't work worth a darn but this one has a latch & the Movado didn't. Hopefully this one will work better!

3 of 3 persons found the following review helpful.
Very nice watch...great value
By LampyB
I tried this watch on at my local division store and it was very nice. Made the buy on Amazon for around $225 less, and the watch is precisely what I expected. Very nice packaging as well from Swiss Army. The watch has a nice weight, and the dial isn't too large. Quality is excellent, and I've had it for in regards to a month or so now and the time is still altogether accurate. I unquestionably feel it deserves five stars...Swiss Army makes unbelievable watches with a great warranty.

3 of 3 humans found the following review helpful.
Excellent build quality, looks great
By Andrey Zubkov
The watch looks very stylish. It feels like it's very well-built. I only had it for a month, but the accuracy has been flawless to the second. The band is gorgeous easy to snap in and there is sufficient distance amidst each link not to catch your arm hairs. The hands on the dial are very reflective, so it's quick to tell the time with a short glance. Don't want to jinx myself, but I have a sentiment this thing will last me for a long long time.

If I had to find one complaint, I guess it would be that the watch is heavy...but what do you suppose from steel

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