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Title: Victorinox Infantry or Garrison?
Post by: Corwyn on January 17, 2017, 12:54:03 PM
They look almost the same, to my eye they seem to have similar specs and yet the Infantry ones seem to cost 5 times as much. What am I missing?

Infantry does seem to look "slightly" classier but not 5 times nicer... I know the links below show a newer Infantry model (with the white logo), but you get the idea.

https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Infantry-Leather-Quartz-241563/dp/B009K3X8CU/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox-241083-Garrison-Collection-Leather/dp/B002C4FAIO
Title: Re: Victorinox Infantry or Garrison?
Post by: space cowboy on January 29, 2017, 07:58:49 AM
They both look like Ho Hum watches for the price to me.  :pok:
Title: Re: Victorinox Infantry or Garrison?
Post by: Mechanickal on January 29, 2017, 08:16:25 AM
The Infantry has a Saphire crystal, which means it's HIGHLY scratch resistant, only diamond coated stuff can scratch it's crystal. Where the Garrison has got a mineral crystal, which means it can be scratched relativily easy.

The sad part is: Saphire crystals are expensive...
Title: Re: Victorinox Infantry or Garrison?
Post by: Corwyn on February 08, 2017, 03:15:31 PM
They both look like Ho Hum watches for the price to me.  :pok:

To each his own... some find them boring.. others find them classy.

I have a big shiny Casio Edifice Chronograph which is cute but I find it far too gaudy to use at work.
Title: Re: Victorinox Infantry or Garrison?
Post by: cody6268 on February 24, 2017, 09:56:02 PM
I just bought a Garrison secondhand (with Roush Fenway Racing logo, and supposedly, those watches were only given to employees), and I'll tell you what I think after I wear it a bit.   It's got what appears to be a NATO band on it, so apparently whoever had it first  hated that rubber band, and I'm not keen on leather or rubber bands myself, either.