Victorinox watch brand

[GMT-II]

I own a Dive Master 500.

No complaint. Very good watch for the money paid. 316L SS casing and bracelet. 500m water resistance. Generpus amount of super luminova applied on hand ,dial and bezel. Other more prestige brand, probably need to fork out few hundred dollard more for the same kind of spec with swiss made.

[Boxer]

I don't consider Victorinox a fashion brand since they use ETA mechanical movements in many models. The lume is great on my DM500 also. I view fashion watches as being designed just to achieve a certain look while not caring about the movement inside or small details like lume or the nice date magnifier applied under the crystal on the DM500. The Swiss Army models were obviously designed with emphasis on function and not just styling.

[Auroch]

I don't consider Victorinox a fashion brand since they use ETA mechanical movements in many models. The lume is great on my DM500 also. I view fashion watches as being designed just to achieve a certain look while not caring about the movement inside or small details like lume or the nice date magnifier applied under the crystal on the DM500. The Swiss Army models were obviously designed with emphasis on function and not just styling.

But invicta uses ETA movements in some of their models ... and they're def. a fashion brand :)

[Beef Hardcake]

This. I've owned a few VSA models and have been favorably impressed with the quality. I own and regularly wear a Chrono Classic XLS and love it. Good quality worksmanship, sapphire crystal, very solid feel to it. I also wouldn't call them a fashion brand, because on most of what I consider 'fashion' brands (Diesel, Guess!, etc.) the drop in quality from a VSA is hugely noticeable.

[rm7pr]

Wife bought me this watch at Macy's for about $100 eight years ago. I used it daily without any problems till about 4 months ago (that's cause I discovered WUS). Now the wife uses it daily without any problems. So I'm gonna say Victorinox Swiss Army is outstanding. Bty does anyone have a nice chrono auto from VSA? Looking for one now. Thx

[jasoland]

I like the Casio Watch Brand over.....

[CrystalBall]

In my experience, VSA are pretty good. I think that there are better options out there for similar money or less, though. In the UK the cheapest Infantry Quartz is £220, which compares unfavourably with brands such as Tissot and Seiko. You can get an entry-level Certina for ~£250, which IMHO is a better buy. I don't tend to distinguish between "fashion" and "real" watches, as I think this is a blurred area. A lot of Swiss luxury watch brands are very fashion-orientated, e.g. Rado and Cartier. Omega and Pequignet also market products like jewellery, perfume and leather goods. I think a lot of it is based on individual perception, really.

[Memphis1]

at the height of my collection I had 50 VSA's... I think a lot of people are misinformed. Not a single VSA in my collection gave me headaches. I've sold most because I want to pick up a rolex deepsea and a damasko dc66 and i'm pretty sure that the rolex and damasko are gonna give me a headace or two. The way i see it, VSA's are lexus cars and the Rolex and Damasko are a ferrari and a mercedes g500; both costs more and are viewed as high end, but are more high maintenance and sometimes the thought of getting rid of them will cross your mind. btw, i think of seikos as honda civics, cheap and reliable, but i would never own one.

[Monocrom]

My old $55 Timex Expedition exhibited far better Q.C. than the two Victorinox watches I used to own. Thankfully I was able to return them to the two different places I bought them from. One was a $200 Field model that I honestly loved. Crystal was defective. Moisture always got inside the watch and would fog up the dial for days at a time. Another was a $450 model that I loved a bit less. Still, I thought it was excellent. Until I discovered the case was cut lopsided and would cut off circulation to my wrist if I wore it for longer than an hour.

Still, I must admit that Victorinox watches have a certain beauty to them. If you decide on one, examine it very carefully before you buy. And make sure the store has an excellent return policy.

[CrystalBall]

at the height of my collection I had 50 VSA's... I think a lot of people are misinformed. Not a single VSA in my collection gave me headaches. I've sold most because I want to pick up a rolex deepsea and a damasko dc66 and i'm pretty sure that the rolex and damasko are gonna give me a headace or two. The way i see it, VSA's are lexus cars and the Rolex and Damasko are a ferrari and a mercedes g500; both costs more and are viewed as high end, but are more high maintenance and sometimes the thought of getting rid of them will cross your mind. btw, i think of seikos as honda civics, cheap and reliable, but i would never own one.

Memphis1, the VSA = Lexus, Seiko = Honda Civic analogy doesn't work for me. VSA is an entry-level Swiss watch, nothing more. They are decent watches, but Victorinox is a design, marketing and assembly operation, not a manufacture. Many of the components they use are imported from the Far East. Seiko design and make everything in-house, and it shows in the quality of their product. They make everything from affordable quartz watches to high-end mechanicals costing thousands of pounds. Regardless of price, VSA is not in the same league as Seiko.