Clock Swiss
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 Vintage Art Deco Cyma Amic Sonomatic Alarm Clock 15 Jewels AS IS NR  US $15.50
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 1960s JAEGER LECOULTRE Swiss DESK CLOCK 8 day w DATE 362 mid century modern US $282.00
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 Vintage Original Concord Watch Co 15 Jewels 3 adjustment Swiss 8 day clock US $5.10
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 vintage maritime ships SOLID BRASS GIMBALS SHIPS CLOCK US $24.99
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 Franklin Mint Royal Geographical Society World Globe Clock working US $595.00
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 SWISS ARMY VICTORINOX DUAL TIME TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK INC 33583 RARE 2001 NIB NR US $150.00
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 CHARMING VINTAGE EMES TIN LTIHOGRAPH CLOCK MUSIC BOX USED SWISS MOVEMENT US $20.49
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 Beautiful Large Hunter Cuckoo Clock W Dancers Music 2 Tunes US $222.50
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 VINTAGE CLINTON REPEATER 7 JEWEL ALARM CLOCK SWISS MADE US $9.99
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 VINTAGE DESKTOP LOOPING 15 JEWELS 8 DAYS ALARM CLOCK RARE EXCELLENT CONDITION US $51.00
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 Vintage Tiffany Co Art Deco Chrome Plated 11 Jewels Swiss Carriage Clock US $595.95
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 5 ASSORTED CLOCK HANDS PARTS NO RESERVE US $2.99
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 HEUER ALTERNATIVE RALLY 8 DAYS CLOCK US $249.00
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 Jaeger lecoultre clock swiss le coultre 8 day ART DECO date minute Jumping hand US $1,500.00
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 1960s 70s Cuendet Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Edelweiss Swiss Movement US $699.99
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 AMAZING RARE VINTAGE LECOULTRE BRASS GILTED 8 DAY TRIPOD ALARM CLOCK SWISS US $71.00
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 VINTAGE SWISS MADE CUCKOO CLOCK US $49.99
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 RARE RED LEATHER DECO SWISS SWIZA WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CALENDAR CLOCK US $9.99
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 Vintage Favorite Bergeon Clock mainspring winder set in wooden box Fav 30076 US $425.00
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 LeCoultre Model 51 8 Day Alarm Clock with Original Box and Papers Needs Repair US $80.00
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 ANTIQUE MARCUS STERLING SILVER CASE 8 DAYS AUTOMOBILE CLOCK SWISS US $259.99
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 BRAND NEW FENDI ROMA 900C TRAVEL DESK CLOCK US $10.50
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 Exceptional French clock of time EMPIRE Gets worse with signed movement US $5,000.00
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 NEW PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE SWISS3unit for$3000 NAVIQUARTZ 24hrDeskClockBlkMatte US $700.00
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 Vintage RARE LeCoultre 8 Day Cabinet Style Alarm Clockneeds polished runs US $99.00
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 Semca Boudoir Alarm Clock SWISS Embossed Europa Style Brass Case US $36.00
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 Atmos Jaeger LeCoultre Swiss Clock US $1,100.00
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 Vintage 8 day Le Coultre Swiss made folding travel clock in case fixer US $11.00
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 Cuendet Cuckoo Clock Swiss Musical Movement Chalet Water Wheel Dancers US $58.00
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 Hamilton Swiss Made 8 Days 7 Jewels Brass Alarm Clock 50th alt Messing Wecker US $77.00
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 CLOCK HAND WASHER ASSORTMENTFrench American Repair Restore Swiss Made US $10.50
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 Vintage Swida Mantle Clock Brass Glass Tortoise Shell Trim US $74.99
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 Swiza Sheffield Alarm Barometer clock works and keeps timeSwiss made US $16.50
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 Vintage LeCoultre Swiss 8 Day Folding Alarm Clock US $165.00
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 Vintage Jaeger Swiss 8 Day Folding Alarm Clock US $165.00
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 Cyma Swiss Made 11J Braille Alarm Clock Depose Intern model US $3.00
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 Vintage LeCoultre Petite Neuchateloise 2 Day Musical Alarm Clock US $165.00
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 Nice German Black Forest Wooden Bird Cuckoo Clock Plays Blue Danube Sw Music Box US $74.95
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 Pristine Late 1970s Jaeger LeCoultre 528 8 ATMOS Mantel Clock Working US $865.00
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 Atlas Tiffany and co Alarm clock US $250.00
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 Exquisite Jaeger LeCoultre ATMOS Caliber 540 Model Shelf Mantle Clock US $1,199.99
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 Vintage miniature swiss Bucherer alarm clock purse watch near mint US $350.00
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 VINTAGE LECOULTRE SWISS WATCH CO GILT BRASS SEVEN 7 JEWEL UNADJUSTED CLOCK US $2,199.99
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 Vintage ATMOS Le Coultre Perpetual Motion Brass Mantel Clock Swiss 15 Jewels NIB US $849.00
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 Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock Very Nice Condition 1961 US $710.00
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 1960s LeCoultre Atmos Clock 528 6 Atmos VIII the last of its kind US $246.50
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 2 MOVEMENT HOLDERS FOR LADIES AND GENTS WATCHES WATCH TOOLS US $15.95
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 Colorful German Vintage Musical Cuckoo Clock with Dancers US $75.00
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 Technomarine Moonsune ladies pink ceramic chronograph 200M watch second hand 90 US $999.00
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 Essex Watch Co Metal Clock and Music Box US $24.95
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 HUNTERS MUSICAL CUCKOO CLOCKMADE IN GERMANY USZONE ROSES OF THE SOUTH TUNE US $19.99
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 VINTAGE CYMA 15 JEWEL ALARM CLOCK ORNATE AND CHARMING SWISS MADE NO RESERVE US $.99
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 Lot of Old Brass Clock Keys Welch Swiss No Reserve US $4.09
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 Dragonfly Clock Key Very Rare Antique bought it in UK Unique US $59.99
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 ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER GORHAM ALARM CLOCK CYMA WATCH CO SWISS 10 JEWELS US $149.99
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 Linden REUGE Musical Alarm Clock Exact Same Case but BLESSING USE for PARTS US $9.99
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 MENTOR Swiss Made WORLD TIME CLOCK US $4.99
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 Vintage 7 Jewel Swiza Swiss Avocado Green Leather Travel Alarm Clock US $9.99
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 Deer Chateau 2 Vintage Cuckoo Clocks US $74.99
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 LOT 3 MINIATURE GERMAN CUCKOO CLOCK 2 GERMAN WEATHER HOUSES 1 MUSICAL 1 BANK US $19.99
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 Lovely Electric 4 volts Winding Swiss Made Clock Very rare US $25.00
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 Vintage German Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Albert Schwab Swiss Musical Edelweiss US $249.99
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 Swiss SWIZA Sheffield Brass Wind Up Alarm Clock Desk Top Shelf US $9.99
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 VINTAGE SWISS PIERPONT 17 JEWELS POCKET WATCH NURSE WATCH US $35.00
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 POPULAR PROGRESS Loop Clock Key Vintage Made in England Size 2 Imported from UK US $11.99
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 Very Rare Ornate German Antique Clock Key US $59.99
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 Ingraham Clock Key Size 5 350 mm US $6.99
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 TIFFANY CO BRASS SWIVEL LID ALARM TRAVEL CLOCK NR US $99.97
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 Hermle Clock Key Vintage Made in Germany US $12.99
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 VINTAGE SEMCA BRASS DOUBLE SIDED SWISS CLOCK US $117.49
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 ANTIQUE MINIATURE ZENITH TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK VINTAGE 1920S WITH CROCODILE CASE US $249.50
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 Vintage Oval Matthew Norman London Brass Carriage Clock Works with key Swiss US $76.99
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 GREAT Vintage DUNHILL BRONZE BRASS MANTLE SWISS CLOCK US $15.50
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 UNIQUE 1900S ERNEST DUVAL BLACK AMERICANA MEMORABLIA CLOCK AS IS US $49.99
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 Excellent TIFFANY Jeager LeCoultre ATMOS Caliber 540 Clock SWISS Le Coultre US $919.00
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 1950S MAAR SWISS OLDSMOBILE CAR WATCH WORKS US $9.99
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 BEAUTIFUL ETCHED GLASS BRASS BUCHERER SWISS ANNIVERSARY CLOCK TABLE MANTLE CLOCK US $24.99
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 Vintage Bulova Clock Radio 1280 Series Swiss Clock Japan Radio Battery Op US $30.00
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 VINTAGE ENDURA SWISS MADE 7 JEWELS DESK ALARM CLOCK HEAVY BRASS WORKING 1950s US $29.00
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 Vintage Cuckoo Clock Black Forest Cuendet Swiss Musical Movement US $13.99
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A Short History of the Swiss Army Knife
The story begins in 1891 with Karl Elsener, owner of a company that made surgical equipment. He founded the Association of Swiss Master Cutlers, to supply pocket knives to the Swiss army, who at this time were using German-made ones. It took Elsener five years to come up with what he called the "Soldier's knife" (known today in Switzerland as the "Offiziersmesser"). With suggestions from an engineer friend, Jeannine Keller, the original model had a wooden handle, and came with a blade, screwdriver, can opener, and a punch. It was actually made available to the army before 1896, but Elsener was not happy with the device, and eventually was able to put blades on both sides by using a special mechanism using a single spring for both blades. This allowed him to also add a corkscrew.
Elsener's company, Victorinox, was the single supplier of multi-function pocketknives until 1893. A company in the French-speaking area of Switzerland called Paul Boechat & Cie began to market a similar product. The company was later bought by its general manager, Theodore Wenger, and the company name changed to Wenger. By 1908, the Swiss government decided to split the contract for knives between the two companies, partly to appease German and French-speaking factions in the country, and partly to stimulate competition (and lower the prices of the knives). The two companies came to an agreement over marketing, with Victorinox using the phrase "The Original Swiss Army Knife" and Wenger using "The Genuine Swiss Army Knife". The following year (1909), the Swiss army began decorating the knives with the Swiss national symbol (a white cross). Victorinox uses a shield with bilateral symmetry around the cross, while Wenger uses a slightly rounded square with quadrilateral symmetry. The Swiss army uses knives with a simpler bilaterally-symmetric shield.
Victorinox switched to stainless steel blades and tools in 1921. It is believed Wenger did so as well around the same time, but company sources are inconclusive about the exact date. The knives were sold in PX stores on US army bases from 1945 to 1949. In fact it is believed that the term "Swiss Army Knife" was coined in English by American G.I.s during World War II, because they couldn't pronounce the Swiss name "Offiziersmesser".
Today, Swiss army knives contain a multitude of tools, including: several blades, a bottle-opener/screwdriver/wire stripper, can opener/small screwdriver, tweezers, toothpick, corkscrew, phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, scissors, saw, hook, magnifying glass, ballpoint pen, fish scaler, pliers, keychain, USB flash memory, digital clock, digital altimeter, LED light, laser pointer mp3 player, and a brass spacer in the official army model, which allows assembly of the SIG 550 and SIG 510 assault rifles (with the screwdriver and reamer extended, the knife becomes a restraint to the firing pin during the lock assembly). Wenger has a special model which contains all the tools they make. The device is nearly twice as wide as it is long, and retails for around $1,200.
The knives are also available in many other colors besides the traditional red. Black, blue, white, pink, camouflage, phosphorescent yellow and many others, in both opaque or transparent. Also metal and wood cladding. The model actually used by the Swiss army is in fact aluminum, and not red at all.
On April 26, 2005, Victorinox acquired the Wenger company, becoming again the single supplier of knives to the Swiss army. The company intends to keep the Wenger brand alive for knives sold to consumers.
About the Author
Michael Carpenter operates two websites that sell Swiss Army Knives:
Army Knife Swiss (US) and
Army Knife Swiss (UK).
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