znapschatz, thanks for the feedback. I was leannig more towards the LM Charge TTI. However, I have always been loyal to Victorinox...anyone else???
There is no need to reject one make for the other. At one time I couldn't imagine a better pocket companion than Victorinox SAKs. I had several in succession, culminating with a Swisschamp, which I considered best of the best; still do, in fact. That was the only multi-tool I carried for years until one weekend in 1996 when first introduced to a Leatherman PST.
Compared to Vic products, the PST seemed primitive, crude and awkward, but the pliers were SO useful I gave it a chance. After month or so of alternating a PST with the Champ, I moved back to the Vic product, but had meanwhile learned to appreciate that simplicity has its virtues. In terms of utility, the PST was sufficiently robust, held up well, provided more gripping power than available on any SAK of the time, and the screwdrivers were better, square and sharp. You can't have it all, though (so I thought at the time), and my acceptable tradeoff compromises favored the Swisschamp. But this didn't last long.
What turned me was the Super Tool. The greater heft and locking implements provided much better utility, and coupled with a Micra for scissors, small blade, tweezers nail file etc., I felt on balance better prepared for Whatever than with a SAK. It's been that way ever since, and experience has justified my preference many times over.
Sometimes I carry a SAK, always when travelling, but usually it is to supplement my Leatherman of the day (I own several). After having tried a Swisstool and a Spirit, I went back to Leatherman. Victorinox multitools are, like their SAK counterparts, cleverly designed, well made and beautifully finished. I admire the hell out of them, but for my purposes, I prefer Leatherman pliers, screwdrivers and, on the Charge and Surge models, the diamond files and one hand blade opening. Neither Vic nor Leatherman has ever failed me.
All that said, I've had good use out of my Swisschamp and other Vic SAKs, and I like having them available for the occasional time they are better for EDC. Or just because I feel like fondling them. Did I mention they are beautifully made?
