Victorinox is a company Suisse, manufacturing celebrates it Multi-fonction pocket knife.

All the parts are manufactured in their factory.

Founder family and owner

• Elsener

History

• 1884 : Foundation of the company by Karl Elsener.
• 1891 : First delivery of the knife of the soldier to the Swiss Armed .
• June 12th 1897: Official deposit of the knives of officer and knives of sport.
• 1909 : The Swiss Croix is affixed on the red sides.
• 1909 : Choice of VICTORIA, first name of the mother of Karl Elsener like mark.
• 1921 : Use of the Stainless steel. The mention " STAINLESS " added to the existing mark birth gives to mark VICTORINOX.
• 1931 : First completely electric workshop of Hardening in the world.
• 1996 : Launching of the manufacture of watches.
• 2002 : Acquisition of Swiss Army Brands. Inc. This company, created in 1989, manufactures watches.
• 2002 : The watches are sold under the mark Swiss Army or Victorinox Swiss Army.
• 2005 : Purchase of the main competitor Wenger SA, company founded in 1893.

Data

• Turnover (2004): 375 million Swiss francs.
• Employed: 950
• Annual production:
• 7 million pocket knifes (100 models)
• 9 million tools of pocket
• 9 million kitchen knifes and professional

Places of production

• Ibach since 1884;
• Bonfol since 1999, for the watches;
• Delémont since the repurchase of Wenger SA in April 2005 for the knives;
• Porrentruy since 2006, for the watches;

Markets

• Americas 27%
• Europe 62%
• Germany 18%
• Swiss 22%
• Asia-Oceania 10%
• Africa 1%

External bonds

• Blog of the Watches Victorinox Swiss Army
• Official site
• Official site of Wenger
• Watches Victorinox Swissarmy

• Swiss Knife Valley : The Victorinox brand image is used for the tourist promotion of the area of production.