{"id":171407,"date":"2026-06-25T09:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/guia-victorinox\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T00:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:01:16","slug":"guia-victorinox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/revista\/guia-victorinox\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorinox: the Swiss Army knife people, in watchmaking too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The name Victorinox is associated with one thing: the quintessential Swiss Army knife. That very idea \u2014 rugged, functional and honest tools \u2014 is what the brand has been bringing to its watches for decades. Swiss, practical and built to withstand anything.<\/p>\n<h2>From Ibach-Schwyz to the world<\/h2>\n<p>The story begins in 1884, when Karl Elsener opened his cutlery workshop in Ibach-Schwyz, in the heart of Switzerland. An empire of tools was born there; the watches came later, inheriting that same philosophy of Swiss quality and functionality.<\/p>\n<h2>Its character<\/h2>\n<p>Tough, legible and well-built watches, clearly designed for everyday wear and adventure. No frills: function and reliability, just like the famous knife.<\/p>\n<h2>Why a Victorinox<\/h2>\n<p>Because it offers Swiss quality, robustness and a name with a hard-earned reputation, at a very reasonable price. A watch to wear without a second thought.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to buy it in Spain<\/h2>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/marca\/victorinox\/\">World Watch Museum<\/a> we are an official Victorinox dealer: brand-new watches, 100&nbsp;% authentic, with official warranty, free shipping and a boutique in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wwm-cta-marca\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/marca\/victorinox\/\">View all Victorinox watches<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Are they the same people behind the Swiss Army knife?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes: Victorinox, founded in 1884, makes the famous Swiss Army knife as well as watches.<\/p>\n<h3>What are their watches like?<\/h3>\n<p>Rugged, functional and of Swiss quality, designed for everyday wear and adventure.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victorinox: the reliability of the Swiss Army knife applied to watchmaking. Robustness, function and where to buy with a warranty in Spain.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":172131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1569],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guias-de-marca"],"permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwatchmuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}