The makers of Swiss Army knife, Victorinox has reissued its 1989 Original Chronograph Limited Edition watch. This was the first wristwatch they ever made. This military style vintage watch has a 40mm dark gray dial, Swiss quartz movement, Nylon fiber case, aluminum bezel and a brown leather cuff strap with a removable integrated crown guard against nasty blows. It is a waterproof watch with the depth capacity of 100 meters. Only 1,989 pieces are to be released of the watch matching to its appearance year.
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Victorinox Night Vision Watch Is Built To Last A Lifetime
Swiss watches are known to combine elegance with technical advancements. Victorinox Night Vision is yet another such swiss army watch. It’s a good value watch with high build quality. With 11 LEDs tucked inside its case,making it glow in dark. The dial visibility is really good. Hands and numerals are also coated with luminescent paint. LEDs are 3 in colors:White,Blue and Red. White LED for prolonged illumination mode,signal and intense signal. Blue LED for the back-light mode dial. Red LED for user location and end of life of the battery. A button on the left side of the gunmetal gray steel case. Push it once and the dial is illuminated in a bright cool eye-pleasing blue light at 12 o’clock. Push it twice and an LED at the top of the watch casts a piercing white beam out in front, enough to light a trail, a driveway or a dark closet. The light stays on for two minutes, or until you press the button one more time. Press and hold the button and you get a flashing strobe, perfect for signaling a friend in a dark forest or across a lake. And the final is the pulsating super-bright strobe for intense signalling. Three hands and date are driven by a Ronda quartz 705 movement. It won’t lose more than 10 sec or gain more than 20 sec per month. The Night Vision uses 2 batteries to separately power the quartz movement and light functions. This beauty has a stainless steel housing with PVD coating and 42 mm diameter and a screw-in steel back case. The dial is covered by 4 mm thick sapphire crystal (a feature usually found only in expensive watches) imparting exceptional scratch resistance. Water resistance capacity to 5 ATM/50 meters/166 Feet. Strapping comes either in rubber or stainless steel bracelet.
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Victorinox I.N.O.X is Here
Imagine wearing a watch that is as tough as an army’s armored tank. This is exactly what Victorinox Swiss Army unveiled the much awaited Victorinox I.N.O.X on August 27. The watch is a celebratory product for the 130th anniversary of Victorinox. The watch imbibes all the features that are found in their line of Swiss knives of ruggedness, extreme toughness and eternal reliability. The watch went through tortures more extreme than a prisoner at a high security prison. It went through a mind-numbing 130 tests, out of which 30 were designed just to ratify that the watch is going to last a lifetime!
This Hulk of a watch can survive a 10 meter fall on a concrete surface or get trashed around in your washing machine for two hours. Not just that, it can live to see a 64 ton big a** tank run over it. It can survive a sandstorm, in case you decide to visit the Sahara. Inox watch can tell you the time even after being subject to 12 g-force which is equivalent to maximum turn in a fighter jet and more than what Apollo 16’s reentry felt like. Wait, It can also sustain temperatures ranging from -51 to +71 degrees, but we hope you never have to be in either of the condition. Inox is not just a watch but a life companion. The watch is a homage to the the rich 130 year history of the company. The word ‘Inox’ translates to ‘Stainless Steel’ in French and the watch is named aptly as the watch’s case has been stamped and machined in steel. The feature list does not end, this juggernaut has a single sealed peace dial and stamped indexes. The horns are protected and solidified by a crossbar and even, the crown is protected as is the crystal in the dial with an elevated bezel. To top it all of, it comes with a replaceable bumper protector made of silicon and nylon. The dial and strap will be available in black, khaki green and navy blue. Inox celebrates 130 years of Victorinox with 130 brutal tests to make it last at least another 130 years.
