Photos First Look: Victorinox Jetsetter@work und Victorinox@work

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We all love our big fat tools, right?
Big knife, large multitool, heavy duty flashlight, the tactical penn can smash concrete.

Yeah, same here.
Well, most of the time:

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If you travel with carryon only, or have to take the train to far away places, sometimes less is more.
Size and weightwise.


So some downsizing is in order and more often than not called for.
My mini-EDC looks like this:

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Victorinox Mini-Champ, AAA-Olight, Fisher Spacepen, mini-prybar.
All bases covered, I´m happy with the setup.

But.

But indeed:
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You see the vicious double edged attack tool?
(Just kidding of course)
Some of the TSA-goons get a heart attack and the metal detector goes nuts if you bring a knife, as small as it might be.

There is in fact a 6cm rule at german airports, smaller than 6cm and you are good to go, technically.
But you still are at the mercy of some underpaid, grumpy screening official.
Can´t stand that anymore.

I travel a lot lately, businesswise, and my wife doesn´t like that one bit, me beeing far from home. Can´t blame her...

So, what does the tired business traveler do?
He gives Victorinox a call, or visits the online shop, in this case.


Here comes the Jetsetter@work and his bladed brother the Victorinox@work:
Classic-sized and with USB-storage. Top!

The Jetsetter doesn´t have a blade, the Victorinox@work on the other hand has:
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In your face, TSA!

The tip of the mini-Phillips is magnetic, an often overlooked feature:
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All of the „Classics“ in the 58mm-range, which come with the Phillips do have that ability.

What´s special with the Jetsetter and the Victorinox@work you ask?
Well, they come with the new(ish) 3.0 and 3.1. USB-standard, which is way faster than the older 2.0.
And they come with BOTH variants, male and female. One turn and you have the appropriate plug:
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You can take the stick off if you like, and them the swiss ingenuity comes to shine.

When plugged between your mobile and, let´s say a laptop, the storage stick doubles as a charging cable.
Couldn´t find that feature in the manual, but it works like a charm.

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If TSA has a day off:
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...then the Victorinox@work comes along :)

Christmas spirit:
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The bigger brothers, Spartan PS:
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The 58mm-range is an extensive one, there is one for everyone. The Jesetter as well as the Victorinox (this is so cool, a Victorinox, which is named Victorinox…) are a perfect addition to the line up, in my opinion.
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My pants and their pockets say „Thank you!“ and the rest of my mini-EDC is glad to have them with them.


I´m very happy with both, everything I need, nothing I don´t.

Sometimes, less is indeed more...



Thanks for indulging me, if you have any questions, shoot!
 
I can't say I'm in the " big heavy tool " and " tactical pen " boat, but you took a lot of great pics :thumbsup:

Btw what's that blue rectangular model called ?
I'm assuming it has the same features as a classic ?
 
Thanks mate!

The blue one is called Tomo, same tools a Classic, but with japanese design scales.
Comes with a egg carton box, looks relay nice, don´t know if its still in production though...
 
Btw what's that blue rectangular model called ?
I'm assuming it has the same features as a classic ?

The Tomo was the Classic redesigned for Victorinox by Kazuma Yamaguchi as a high fashion clothing accessory. Seven colors and a nice white leather sheath.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/anyone-get-a-victorinox-tomo-yet.883543/

Out of production but easy enough to find if you want one. No one collects them.

Supreme®, a hip hop fashion brand, used the Tomo as an advertising knife. Those are collectible and they will cost you.
 
Thanks a bunch for your post, I have actually been looking at these recently as well as sort of a traveling companion too.
 
The Tomo was the Classic redesigned for Victorinox by Kazuma Yamaguchi as a high fashion clothing accessory. Seven colors and a nice white leather sheath.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/anyone-get-a-victorinox-tomo-yet.883543/

Out of production but easy enough to find if you want one. No one collects them.

Supreme®, a hip hop fashion brand, used the Tomo as an advertising knife. Those are collectible and they will cost you.

Thanks for the info.
Hard to imagine a plastic rectangle as having to be " designed " , as being high fashion, or as needing a leather sheath, but a guy who mostly wears cargo pants and T-shirts doesn't know anything about fashion I really couldn't say.

It's an interesting model I'd not hate to have, but my classics are much less bulky.
Am I the only one who can't imagine a plain rectangle needing to be designed ?
Pretty sure more design goes into the classic scale artwork then did this TOMO.
 
Piet Modrian (1872 – 1944) was a big influence on graphic arts in the last century, and his abstract minimalism entered the vocabulary of high fashion.

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Examples from Yves Saint Laurent's Modrian dress collection (1964) and the Victoria & Albert Museum's swimwear collection (2009).

Abstract minimalism looks easy enough but it's hard to do well. I worked in two of Mies van der Rohe's glass and steel boxes — same influence — and although they didn't look like much at first, they were the most pleasant public buildings I've spent time in. A Modrian swim suit looks pleasant enough on the right body.
 
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