An old watch case opener

jaydar · **on:** April 28, 2015, 11:56:12 PM

Found this at the weekend its a case opener for roamer watches but it is an old one , one scale is damaged but still an interesting knife

stamped

ELSENER
SCHWYZ
SWISS MADE

on one side and

INOXYD with crossbow on other

so maybe 1940's

interesting shaped opener

jaydar · **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:16:44 PM

found another old one and this time I have the matching new one ... ok 1970's

The old one still has original oil on it

Any ideas when the case opener changed ?

enki_ck · **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:48:11 PM

Are you sure the first one, in the first post, is a watchcase opener? How sharp is it / does it look to have been?

Looks a lot like a ink eraser knife.

Edit: or not.

But interesting knives for sure.

jaydar · **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:07:26 AM

Quote from: enki_ck on July 19, 2015, 11:48:11 PM

Are you sure the first one, in the first post, is a watchcase opener? How sharp is it / does it look to have been?

Looks a lot like a ink eraser knife.

Edit: or not. But interesting knives for sure.

Well Roamer and Nivada are old swiss watch brands and neither of the little blades are sharp I would even say the modern case opener is a little sharper.

Not nearly sharp enough for an ink eraser ... wish it was I have a small collection of them even a couple of victorinox