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Victorinox Swiss Army recently introduced a new analog digital watch, the Chrono Classic XLS MT. The analog digital movement is a swiss made quartz. The case is made of stainless steel with a black ice PVD treatment. It is 45mm in diameter, 12.05mm in height, has a lug width of 23mm and weighs 122.3g. The digital chronograph function allows for timing with 1/100th of a second accuracy. Additional functions include a countdown timer with alarm and a multi-lingual perpetual calendar. The crystal is a tripled coated anti-reflective sapphire crystal and the back features a screw-in caseback. Water resistance is 100M/330ft. It comes in two versions, a light or dark grey dial, both versions are available now for $1095.

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BIENNE, SWITZERLAND, 2008 - Rugged yet sophisticated, the AirBoss Collection was first introduced in 2003, inspired by the flight deck boss of today's aircraft carriers. The beauty and fascination of this timepiece lies in its cockpit like feeling with all its instruments and controls.

Victorinox Swiss Army is celebrating the collection's 5th anniversary with a sonic boom and is pleased to present the limited edition AirBoss Mach 6 Power Gauge with mechanical movement. Would it have wings it would fly.

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The Air Boss, introduced in 2003, has always been a favourite in the Victorinox Swiss Army collection. This year, to celebrate the iconic watch's five-year anniversary, the brand is introducing the limited edition Airboss Mach 6 Power Gauge. This rugged watch, sized at 45mm, comes in a Black Ice PVD coated-steel case housing a Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement. On the dial is a distinctive power gauge, with the hands coated in Black Ice PVD and the liberal use of Superluminova setting just the right technical tone.

Engraved on the exhibition caseback is the emblem of the Swiss Air Force and the number of the limited edition, out of 333 pieces worldwide. The watch comes in a special collector's box with a certificate of authenticity.

An attractive and very masculine watch imbued with the DNA of this very Swiss brand, the limited edition Airboss Mach 6 Power Gauge is sure to go quickly. The recent success of Victorinox Swiss Army's limited editions is a testament to the worth of its commitment to high quality, mechanical watchmaking.

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Victorinox Swiss Army models are generally very popular, and I am sure the new Alpnach Mechanical Chronograph will be no exception. The Alpnach line is named after the heliport base for Cougar helicopters, which is the pride of the Swiss Army. The 43 mm case is two-tone made of 316L steel and black PVD. The signature of the watch is a 4-blade rotor that is used to display seconds at 9 o'clock. Of the standard functions the most notable is the countdown timer. The movement is an automatic chrono Valjoux 7750 with a 46-hour power reserve. No word on availability or price.

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Victorinox Swiss Army will be selling their first mechanical dive wristwatch December 2007. The Dive Master 500 Limited Edition will be available to the first 900 people who pay their TBD price. This beautiful new watch will use a Swiss-made mechnical movement with a 42-hour power reserve. The 43mm titanium case and bracelet with is treated with a nice off-black PVD treatment. To display their first mechanical movement they have installed a sapphire crystal exhibition caseback. This professional dive watch is water resistant to a respectable 500 meters and has a helium escape valve to release any excess gas from the case. More pics after the jump.

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Nice looking watch, but where is the new Mechanical Dive Master 500 with PVD coated titanium? This new Convoy watch is quartz versus the mechanical movement of the new Dive Master.

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