====== Victorinox Swiss Army ======

{{wst>author|[[Reschke, Gerd-Lothar|Gerd-Lothar Reschke]] ([[https://www.zeitgefuehl.de|ZEITGEFÜHL]])}}

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Swiss watch manufacturer

The company //Victorinox Swiss Army// (abbreviated as VSA) is world famous because of their high quality military and utility knifes (especially folding knives). It was founded in [[1884]] by Karl Elsener in the village of Ibach near Schwyz and celebrated its 125-year anniversary in [[2009]].

In the year [[1989]] the wristwatch "Swiss Army" was launched and had great success, especially in North America, where the Swiss Army knife has an outstanding degree of awareness. One-fifth of the watches imported to the U.S. from Switzerland are Swiss Army watches. Of the 25 million annual Swiss watches, which are exported abroad, Victorinox Swiss Army holds a significant share, what gives the young watch company a status as the third largest exporter in the Swiss watchmaking industry (as of 2009).

In [[2002]] the merger of the two watch brands Victorinox (Switzerland) and Swiss Army (USA) took place in [[Biel]], establishing the //Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA//. In [[2006]] the production capacity was expanded with the opening of a new watch factory in the Swiss Jura.

The watches range now includes about 160 different models from the product lines //Active, Classic,// and //professional//.

===== Address =====
Victorinox Swiss Army SA\\ Victorinox Press Office (Switzerland)\\ Victorinox AG, Ibach-Schwyz\\ E info@victorinox.ch\\ T +41 41 818 12 11

===== Weblinks =====
  *[[http://www.victorinoxswissarmy.com|Victorinox Swiss Army]] (official site)


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