Well I agree that I don't think it's a problem in general. I would argue that it's a light issue though, not a sunlight issue. My Onyx 58mm in the first picture was in a display case in my office area in my basement, exposed to light, but not sunlight. It really comes into play for collectors in two counts. First, those who are just general collectors will want to make sure that an onyx knife in their collection is not stored in an way that is exposed to light. Perhaps newer models won't fade or fade as much, but it's probably better to be safe than sorry.Second, obviously, for those of us who are color collectors it becomes a matter of determining if the brown is just faded black or really brown.
@garden, the Onyx scaled electronic scales are made from nylon not celliodor. Pretty sure the Swisscards are made from the same material, and it most definitely doesn't fade.http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2510/2y63.jpgCall this one my Nite Watchman
Hey rmagralha...I've loving your Avatar. Do you have a big version of that? If so, can you post it in this thread?http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,50959.0.htmlI'm trying to get a list of colors of Alox there.
I did consider the Silvertech but dismissed it because it hangs "upside down" (yes, I know, petty and OCD) and so have decided that a nylon economy-scaled Classic will fill the gap nicely whilst maintaining symmetry, continuity and order.
Okay, on a related, but different note... I finally got a 58mm SilverTech. Very gorgeous looking knife, but also NOT what I was expecting. I had assumed it was just like the translucent colors, but clear instead of tinted. But obviously this isn't what it is. I think one could make the case that this should NOT be included in the list of 'solid colors' offered by Victorinox. There is a definite and deliberate pattern to the coloration of this knife. Parts of it are obviously clear, but there are parts that are silver colored. So in someways this is no different than a camo colors knife... two (or more) colors with a definite pattern to it.
The orange group includes four shades including some browns. The group is: Translucent Orange, Taupe, Electric Orange, Translucent Brown, and Rust. Upon further examination and research, some Translucent Brown knifes are definitely a faded Onyx rather than a separate color by itself. There is continuing debate regarding if all Trans. Brown are faded Onyx. (See the link in the first comment at the bottom of the page for pictures and discussion.)
The green group from Victorinox provides six shades: Pale Green, Retro Green, Hunter Green, Emerald (Translucent Green), and Sage. Hunter is often referred to as simply Green. Not pictured is Forest Green. It's a lighter color green than Hunter, but still much darker than the Pale Green.
The monochrome groups covers all the shades from white to black. They are: White, Gray, Onyx (Translucent Black), and Black. Not pictured is a scale called SilverTech. This scale is a mix of translucent clear with some area filled in with silver. Because there is a pattern to this knife it isn't technically a solid color, though some may include it with this group.