Just had an email from Victorinox announcing a new replica 1897 coming on 10 June….. wonder what it’ll cost? Probably too much for me! Here’s the details so far https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Replica%C2%A01897/cms/replica-1897
The 125th Anniversary Heritage limited edition of the Soldiers' knife seems to have been for sale at about $500.... but is on eBay for $1300, so I presume this one will be in the same ballpark. A real shame, as I'd also have been interested in a non-limited replica.
I heard it's going to be $750 in the U.S. I don't know if it's carbon or stainless steel. I would rather have a real period piece but not really interested in that era of knife
They are Swiss. They are masters of Veblen goods, such as their premium watches, that are less accurate than the cheapest Casio. Στάλθηκε από το MAR-LX1A μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
Thats the original.
Is that really true? That is crazy
Ah - Thanks GF - I see now - The electronic/quartz vs traditional mechanical movements Agreed - All the features are great on the electronic - If no so beautiful looking !!
The population as a whole moved to quartz movements because they were both cheaper, and more more accurate. It's not uncommon, or even regarded as a bad thing, for mechanical watches to lose or gain 8 seconds+ a day. Getting high accuracy out of a mechanical is expensive and in a very real sense, when you get up there they start caring more about the jewelry factor more than the accuracy of the time piece.Personally, when I can afford nicer watches I'm just going to get Japanese market Citizens and Casios, super nice looking but still accurate and full of features