by Reid Mark For all those MacGyver fans out there Switzerland is not just all about chocolate and amazing scenery. Rather there is another great invention to have risen from the land of the snow capped Alps which makes them its fan and that is the concept of Swiss army knives. Swiss army knives are personalized totally and they are absolutely terrific. They have amazing features. The whole tool box can be fitted into a small packet looking like a large key chain and remain entirely practical. The starting of the Victorinox factory by Karl Elsner in the year 1884 was the cause for the invention of...

by Aaron Smith The utterance of the word Swiss Army reminds you of the knife. Obviously so since the Swiss Army knife is one of the most famous item after the chocolates that initiated from that place. However, there is a wide range of other Swiss Army products that the market gives us and hence the knife is not the only product manufactured by them. The Swiss Army pocket watch is a new product that has been introduced in the market. Though its not quite new and has already been sold in the markets but as compared to knife it iscomparatively new. Some people want it to be fashionable while for the...

I’ve had a Swiss Army knife with me since I was a college student. I had to have one when I went off to college. I guess it was something about the “be prepared” feeling a Victorinox swiss army knife exudes. That knife is long since lost, but I foundly remember it. It was the Mechanic model. These days I carry a pink classic on my key chain so that my keys are easy to spot when on my desk or in my purse. I also have a yellow one in my desk drawer just in case I can’t find my pink one. Or, maybe someone needs to borrow a little pocket knife in an emergency. Anyhow, I wrote this...