Launched in 1989, Victorinox Swiss Army’s first watch is also among its most successful. A perennial favorite among young customers looking for substance and style, it authentically reflects both the brand’s Original Swiss Army Knife heritage and the classic values of Swiss watchmaking. Easy to read, simple and direct in design and shape, solidly built according to the most rigorous quality standards yet accessibly priced, it has, in just over twenty years, become a Victorinox Swiss Army icon.
Victorinox Swiss Army is now proudly launching a totally revamped Original — freshly updated with very contemporary aesthetics, yet instantly recognizable as the authentic descendent of the line. The basic elements and attitude of the original are respected: nylon fiber middle round case, three hands, and date window offset at 4 o’clock.
The dial, however, has been completely reworked, re-injected with modernity and subtly graced with design codes. Now enclosed in a solid bezel in circular-brushed aluminum, the dial shows military time in a central circle on the vertically brushed dial face. The oversized indexes and markers are stencil-cut and inset into the top plate, revealing the second plate below.
The Arabic numerals at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock are middle-barred, giving character and personality. The color schemes — navy grey, commando black, desert beige or khaki green — are purely monochromatic while giving a certain edge to this collection. Finally the NATO style straps, like those worn by the British Army in the 1930s, are still in wide professional service today. Urban and boldly contemporary, the new Original builds on the iconic status of its bestselling predecessors.
