Victorinox 和消防员 - 一对老搭档

大约四十年前， Victorinox 就有了自己的消防工作人员。我们和炽热的钢材打交道，因此我们生产设施中经常遇到的危险就是火灾。这就是为什么我们和全世界的消防员关系越来越深厚的原因。

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Victorinox & firefighters – many things in common

Between fire fighters and Victorinox, bonds have always been deep and abundant. We share a long history in protecting not only our production site but also our valley and we have developed products in close collaboration with these brave people – yet above all we have equal beliefs.

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Joint product development

Two products have come out of the close collaboration with the firefighters. Victorinox designed the “Rescue Tool”, an upgraded Swiss Army Knife conceived for firefighters to be used by firefighters. From this day on, an extensive number of fire services around the world adopted the Rescue Tool as part of their equipment. The other “tool” connecting Victorinox and the firefighters is a watch.

Rescue Tool

Daniel Betschart, the officer from Victorinox’s fire department, says ”Time is the enemy of a firefighter. Everything that can help to bring it under control becomes a firefighter’s friend”. That’s why Victorinox chose a timepiece to symbolize this partnership. A watch, but not any kind of watch: the strongest watch on the market. This watch had to withstand 130 ruthless tests, including falling from a three-story building, withstanding the weight of a fire truck, surviving boiling water and a washing machine as well as being frozen into ice – for example. The special I.N.O.X. firefighter edition was sold out within just a few days.

Quality tests

And the collaboration lives on

But the I.N.O.X. is still available. One that is especially loved by the firefighters: the I.N.O.X. carbon, withstanding 1,260 °C. If you want to buy it in an authentic setting: Visit Victorinox’s Flagship Store in New York. It is located in a disused FDNY fire station. Truly, bonds have been and are deep and abundant.