Victorinox Swiss Army

Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241262 Dive Master Black Dial Watch

• Quartz movement
• Antireflective-sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 43 mm

Product Description

The Victorinox Swiss Army Story

In 1884, Karl Elsener opened a cutlery workshop in Ibach-Schwyz, Switzerland with the support of his mother Victoria. Just like that, Victorinox Swiss Army was born.

In 1891, Elsener and his coworkers deliver knives for soldiers in the Swiss Army for the first time. Six years later, the company legally protected the names Swiss "Officer's" and "Sport Knife." The model later became known as the Original Swiss Army Knife.

Following Elsener's mother's death in 1909, the company incorporated her name into the brand and unveiled its well-known cross and shield emblem. Elsener arrived at the name Victorinox by combining the name Victoria with "inox," an abbreviation of the French word for rust-resistant steel, "inoxydable."

In 1989, Victorinox officially entered the timepiece business in the United States under the brand name Swiss Army. In 1999, Victorinox partners with the American TRG Group in St. Louis and enters into the international travel gear market. In 2001, the company launched a fashion line in the U.S. with a collection that delivers technical and tailored styling capturing the brand’s essence of practical luxury. If that wasn't enough, in 2007 Victorinox sets up Victorinox Swiss Army Fragrance AG, and in 2009 Victorinox Swiss Unlimited was launched.

Victorinox Swiss Army treasures its heritage, the future is equally inspiring. Innovation is at the heart of each Victorinox product it introduces, with exciting technical advancement throughout all its product categories.

Product Description

Titanium case with a titanium bracelet. Unidirectional titanium bezel. Black dial with luminous hands and dot hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. GMT scale. Luminescent hands and markers. Date display at the 3 o'clock position. Quartz movement. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Protected screw down crown. Screw down case back. Case diameter: 43 mm. Double locking safety clasp. Water resistant at 500 meters / 1650 feet. Additional Information: date displays at 3 o'clock position. Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master Men's Watch 241262.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0016ZSYKQ
• Item model number: 241262
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,576 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice, Quite Pleased. (But too thick.), October 29, 2011

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Ed Menke (The Shortstop) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241262 Dive Master Black Dial Watch (Watch)

For many things, the picture looks better than the thing. For this watch, the watch itself looks far better than the picture. A few quick points.
1) It's big. If you have less-than-average size hands, it'll look too big.
2) It's thick. If you want a thin watch, look elsewhere. (I do wish it were thinner.)
3) It's heavy. 4.7ozs with 2 links removed. I would not want this watch in steel.
4) It's frickin' titanium, people. Solid, end-to-end.

PVD blows. I had a steel/PVD-coated Heuer. After a few years, it scratched-off and looked CRAPPY! This watch has a nice, "Fine-brushed" finish. (It looks much better if you have the patience/resources to polish-out the brushed finish; a Dremel will do.) When PVD chips-out, you have no such options, and your watch will look like crap.

Titanium alloy is harder than stainless steel, so it will scratch less. PVD usually involves a form of titanium, so it isn't more-or-less hard, but again, when it eventually scratches/chips-out -- and it will -- you can't "fix" PVD. The color of titanium (a sort of light yellow/gray/brown) is quite lovely.

Finally, I don't need to calculate "time-to-mark" on my yacht, or airspeed/arrival time of my private plane too often, so I don't need an 18-function wrist-based chronometer. I am a diver, but I don't even need a dive watch for that. (Hello, application-specific computers for everything nowadays.) I do, however, frequently need to cram a quarter in a slot and remember when the meter maid is going to ticket me. A rotating bezel is perfect for that.

Very, very pleased with it.

Finally, some other reviewer suggests it "doesn't polish as well as stainless steel." I don't know quite what that means. It doesn't polish "as easily?" That's true. (It's a harder material, and therefore harder to machine and polish.) It can't be "as shiny?" That's false. It's not colorless? That's true.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master Titanium makes no compromises, July 13, 2011

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Niall O. Donoghue (Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241262 Dive Master Black Dial Watch (Watch)

I've had my Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master Titanium for nearly two years and it still feels new every morning.
It is a superbly designed, machined and matt honed watch and the price is surprisingly affordable for what one gets with this watch.
The case is bulky but the Titaniuam material compensates for that.
The bracelet is robust.
The only very minor gripe I have with this watch is the quality of the diver's clasp: it does not close smoothly with a reassuring double snap.
So it is not quite up there with clasp quality of Breitling and Omega.
Other than that, I have no quibbles with this watch.
I also own a Breitling Aerospace Chronograph Titanium which has COSC certification, but to be honest, this keeps as good time anyway as any COSC watch.
So if you are looking for a robust yet reasonably lightweight activity/diver watch which oozes quality, look no further than the Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master Titanium.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am glad to get the Titanium version, July 13, 2011

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Mr Li (Bothell, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241262 Dive Master Black Dial Watch (Watch)

I received this watch yesterday. I did not expect it is so heavy. I used to have a Seiko Kinetic Titanium and this one is a lot more heavy. It takes me a while to get used to the weight. I am glad to get the titanium instead of steel version. I cannot imagine how heavy the steel one would weigh.
I am quite satisfied with the watch. It is very sturdy and well built. The glow in the dark markings works well.
Some minor complaints:
- the rotating bezel has some semi-sharp corner where the digit marking is. It will be nice if they could smooth it out.
- the date window with the magnify glass is kind of hard to see if you view it at an angle.
Overall it is a very good value watch.