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The Swiss Army Knife was not the first multi-use pocket knife. In 1851, in Moby-Dick (chapter 107), Herman Melville mentions the "Sheffield contrivances, assuming the exterior – though a little swelled – of a common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, but also screwdrivers, cork-screws, tweezers, bradawls, pens, rulers, nail files and countersinkers."
In 2001, Victorinox teamed up with SABI to establish an international watch company, Victorinox Swiss Army Watch AG. In August 2002, Victorinox acquired all remaining shares of SABI to gain control of the Swiss Army trademark. Previously, SABI had sold the Swiss Army branded watch in North America and—under the license—the Victorinox ...
Victorinox; E. Carl Elsener Jr. ... Swiss Army knife; SwissGear; W. Wenger This page was last edited on 22 September 2019, at 08:30 (UTC). Text is available ...
Finally, any auctioned watch without public online records from auctioneers (e.g. major auction houses) will not be included in the ranking. As of December 2022, the most expensive watch (and wristwatch) ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, fetching US$31.19 million (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on 9 ...
He started production of the Swiss army knife in Switzerland in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox. [4] From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times. [citation needed]
Victorinox: 1884 Karl Elsener: Ibach: 1,850 Aktiengesellschaft: Victorinox Foundation, Carl and Elise Elsener-Gut Foundation Carl Elsener Jr. (President, CEO & Chairman) Wenger: 1893 Paul Boéchat Delémont: 150 Société anonyme: Victorinox AG: West End Watch Co. 1886 Arnold Amstutz and Constant Droz Leytron Private company: Jérôme Monnat Jr ...