Victroinox Swiss Army Infantry Vintage Watch Reviews - Watch Hunter

STRAP SWAP: Replacing the Proprietary Watch Bands on Victorinox Swiss Army’s Hunter Watches

By Andrew HughesDigital-Analog, Hunter Watch, Pilot Watch, Quartz Movement, Strap Swap Series, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch

Part 1 of a 2 Part Series on Replacement Watch Bands for the Swiss Army Hunter Watches Previously, I wrote an article about some of my favorite analog-digital watches made by Victorinox Swiss Army... the Hunter Mach 1, 2 and...

January 16, 2017

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The Victorinox Swiss Army SeaPlane Chronograph had applied indices, a guilloche dial and brightly colored hands

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army SeaPlane Chronograph

By Andrew HughesChronograph Watch, Field Watch, Quartz Movement, SeaPlane Watch, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Vintage Swiss Army Watches

It almost seems inevitable that Swiss Army created a chronograph model of their quartz SeaPlane watch. This is standard practice for watch makers to make 3-hand and more complicated chronograph versions of the same model because customers want variety. In...

October 3, 2016

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The earliest Swiss Army SeaPlane watches had a flat dial printed with Tritium markers and neon hands

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Quartz SeaPlane Watches

By Andrew HughesField Watch, Quartz Movement, SeaPlane Watch, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Vintage Swiss Army Watches

The first version of the Swiss Army Seaplane watch, which I will call the Tritium SeaPlane, set the tone for the 4 series that would follow. Seaplanes were marketed under their Swiss Airforce line, which has ties to aviation. But,…

September 26, 2016

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Yep... Another photo of the Airboss Titanium Chrono by Stephen McGee.

WATCH SLEUTH: Mysterious Date Wheel Dots on the Victorinox Swiss Army Titanium Airboss Chronograph Limited Edition

By Andrew HughesAirboss Watch, Automatic Movement, Chronograph Watch, Limited Edition, Pilot Watch, Valjoux 7750 Movement, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Watch Sleuth

The titanium Swiss Army limited edition Airboss chronograph is no stranger to this blog. It has appeared several times in different articles including “A Rare Pair of Titanium Airboss Watches…” and “Strap Swap for Titanium Airboss…“. This is one of…

September 5, 2016

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WATCH DNA: Victorinox Swiss Army SeaPlane Watches

By Andrew HughesMechanical Hand Winding Movement, Quartz Movement, SeaPlane Watch, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Vintage Swiss Army Watches, Watch DNA Series

What in the world was Swiss Army thinking by designing the SeaPlane series of watches? In my opinion, they wanted to reinvent how people wear their watches and change watch bands quickly. In the beginning of the 2000s, Victorinox Swiss...

August 29, 2016

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A very early Swiss Army watch with pivotal lugs and offset crown called the Delta

WATCH SLEUTH: Identifying a Mystery Victorinox Swiss Army Watch from the 1990s

By Andrew HughesMiscellaneous, Quartz Movement, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Vintage Swiss Army Watches, Watch Sleuth

Writing a blog can require me to be equal parts observant sleuth and wide-eyed student. Writing about watches and this horological obsession takes effort. Nobody “just knows” about watches. It takes years of immersion, luck and maybe some intuition too. Ask…

August 22, 2016

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The flash light and strobe light are seen here. Photo: Victorinox Swiss Army

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Night Vision Flashlight Watch Series

By Andrew HughesNight Vision Watch, Quartz Movement, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch

If James Bond did not prefer to wear an Omega, Rolex or even the ticker tape Seiko below, he might like using a Swiss Army Night Vision for the sheer gadgetry of it. “Q” would approve of its design. The…

August 15, 2016

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There is nothing else exactly like the Swiss Army Hunter watches in the Swiss Army catalog or anyone else's!

WATCH DNA: Victorinox Swiss Army Hunter Watches – Mach 1, Mach 2 & Mach 3

By Andrew HughesDigital-Analog, Hunter Watch, Pilot Watch, Quartz Movement, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch, Watch DNA Series

Victorinox Swiss Army's Family of Hunter Watches Have Common DNA Traits Victorinox Swiss Army Hunter Watches - Mach 1, Mach 3 and Mach 2 share family traits yet each has unique functions Where do I start telling the story of...

August 9, 2016

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HOW TO: What is the EOL System for Victorinox Swiss Army Watches?

By Andrew HughesCool Videos, How-To Series, Quartz Movement, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch

When I first saw the term EOL on the back of a Swiss Army watch that I owned, I wondered “What does Electric Light Orchestra, a staple of 1970s pop radio, have to do with my watch? I soon found out…

May 12, 2016

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MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Mach 5 GMT

By Andrew HughesAirboss Watch, Automatic Movement, ETA 2893-2 Movement, GMT Watch, Pilot Watch, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch

I’ll admit that GMT watches are valuable time keeping tools for people who travel across different time zones. These specialty watches allow the wearers to keep track of local time plus other time zones on one dial. However, in an…

May 5, 2016

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Infantry Vintage Watch ReviewsVictorinox Swiss Army

STRAP SWAP: Replacing the Proprietary Watch Bands on Victorinox Swiss Army’s Hunter Watches

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army SeaPlane Chronograph

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Quartz SeaPlane Watches

WATCH SLEUTH: Mysterious Date Wheel Dots on the Victorinox Swiss Army Titanium Airboss Chronograph Limited Edition

WATCH DNA: Victorinox Swiss Army SeaPlane Watches

WATCH SLEUTH: Identifying a Mystery Victorinox Swiss Army Watch from the 1990s

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Night Vision Flashlight Watch Series

WATCH DNA: Victorinox Swiss Army Hunter Watches – Mach 1, Mach 2 & Mach 3

MEET THE WATCH: Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Mach 5 GMT

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