They definitely stuck to their guns in terms of design. I remember that 10-12 years ago they were one of the torches to own, now they're all but forgotten. Thing is though, they are different enough from the rest of the lights out there they might suit some people who don't want the lumen cannons that most of the market wants to own. I owned a X1 for a while and, though it was dimmer than a candle, it was well made.
Quote from: Gareth on February 12, 2017, 11:40:58 PMThey definitely stuck to their guns in terms of design. I remember that 10-12 years ago they were one of the torches to own, now they're all but forgotten. Thing is though, they are different enough from the rest of the lights out there they might suit some people who don't want the lumen cannons that most of the market wants to own. I owned a X1 for a while and, though it was dimmer than a candle, it was well made.X1 with the TIR optic?
I still look at their lights once in a while, but I do have a couple of their lights, as I have a couple of the Victorinox-branded AA flashlights they made. Weren't they the ones, though, where you put the batteries in backward, or am I misremembering?
Quote from: Sazabi on February 14, 2017, 04:37:31 PMI still look at their lights once in a while, but I do have a couple of their lights, as I have a couple of the Victorinox-branded AA flashlights they made. Weren't they the ones, though, where you put the batteries in backward, or am I misremembering?You're remembering just fine mate. I've got one of the Vic 2xAAA and you definitely need to put the batteries in backwards. I'd actually forgotten that they were made by INOVA so it turns out I do still own one.
Victorinox was probably attracted to that feature- they put the serrations on the front end of the blade while everyone else puts them at the base, and their liner locks on the 111mm models is backwards too.Backwards is kind of their thing really...Def