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Precision punctuality meets up-to-the-minute style in a watch that's suitable for day or night, work or weekend. Crafted to famously staunch Victorinox Swiss Army® standards, it has a stainless steel case enclosing a black face with luminous numerals and hands, a sweep second hand and a day/date display. Capped with a sapphire crystal and backed with glass, so you can view the wondrous workings of the self-winding, 25 jewel Swiss movement. Water-resistant to 100m. Topstitched brown leather band.
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In 1897 the Original Swiss Army(TM) Knife was created in the small village of Ibach, Switzerland. Since that time, Victorinox(R) has become known in more than 100 countries for precision, quality, functionality and versatility.
This century old heritage has been extended to Swiss Army Watches and Timepieces. Each reflects the ingenious design and outstanding durability they have come to stand for over the years. Uncompromising craftmanship makes these watches worthy to carry the cross and shield emblem that symbolizes the legend of Victorinox and the Swiss Army(R) brand.
In 1913, English metallurgist Harry Brearly, working on a project to improve rifle barrels, accidentally discovered that adding chromium to low carbon steel gives it stain resistance. In addition to iron, carbon, and chromium, modern stainless steel may also contain other elements that enhance the corrosion resistance of it. It is the addition of a minimum of 12% chromium to the steel that makes it resist rust, or stain 'less' than other types of steel. The chromium in the steel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a thin, invisible layer of chrome-containing oxide, called the passive film. The sizes of chromium atoms and their oxides are similar, so they pack neatly together on the surface of the metal, forming a stable layer only a few atoms thick that is remarkable strong.
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