Vic Timekeeper quality

Yosemite Sam

Yosemite Sam

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I own several SAKs and realize that in general they are of fine quality. I'm just wondering: Does the watch on the Vic Timekeeper match the level of quality of the rest of the knife? Will it actually last, and be accurate?

I must confess I'm a bit leary of some of the "high tech" features of SAKs. Pens, lights, watches, USB drives, etc... Just can't get my mind around it.

-- Sam
 
ParaGlock said:
I own several SAKs and realize that in general they are of fine quality. I'm just wondering: Does the watch on the Vic Timekeeper match the level of quality of the rest of the knife? Will it actually last, and be accurate?

I must confess I'm a bit leary of some of the "high tech" features of SAKs. Pens, lights, watches, USB drives, etc... Just can't get my mind around it.

-- Sam
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Tools of the devil. I finesse the issue by absolutely rejecting all such bastard accretions on any of my SAKs.

Well, the pen is sometimes handy.
 
ParaGlock said:
I own several SAKs and realize that in general they are of fine quality. I'm just wondering: Does the watch on the Vic Timekeeper match the level of quality of the rest of the knife? Will it actually last, and be accurate?

I must confess I'm a bit leary of some of the "high tech" features of SAKs. Pens, lights, watches, USB drives, etc... Just can't get my mind around it.

-- Sam
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I have a Timekeeper Vic and the (analog) watch works fine. I have had to replace the battery once and I don't really EDC it, but I just checked it before replying to this message and it had kept perfect time since the last time I looked at it and put in the new battery, which was at least three months ago.

- Tim
 
I like the voyager and traveller. They have digital clocks and are very reliable and accurate. Actually the traveller has an altimeter, barometer and thermometer as well. I actually do use them and have no complaints with their quality.
 
I have found my timekeeper to keep excellent time. I need to put a new battery in it now, but I never had any issues with it. I hate wearing a watch, so the Timekeeper is one of my favorite EDC SAKs (when it is running).
 
I got a Timekeeper for Christmas 18 months ago. Original battery lasted about a year. For a month before it conked out, the watch ran a little slow, a minute or two a week. After 5-6 months with a new battery, the time is perfect. I just heard the ticking clock that "60 Minutes" uses when it comes on and the watch was dead on. The pen still functions just fine.

I always carry a Deluxe Tinker, so I haven't EDC'd the Timekeeper a lot though.

The only other SAK I've got with some "tools of the devil" :) is a Midnight Manager. Sort of a double-wide Classic that has a pen and red LED. This knife has been on my keychain for about two years so it's seen it's share of pocket lint and being thrown on a table. The pen and the LED came in handy about ten times apiece in that time and are still functional.

It's not real surprising to me that Vic quality shows in these gadgets, too.
 
I'm a SAK-aholic (i have nearly 50) but i haven't seen a timekeeper up close. How thick are the panels on the timekeeper? Specifically the side with the watch. Do you have to pop off the whole scale to change the battery?
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tholiver- No, you don't have to pop the scale off, you use the eyeglass screwdriver to pop the watch out of the scale. There's a tiny cutout at the base of the watch that makes a battery change easier than most watches I've tried.

The backside scale appears to be standard for a two layer, thicker than the three and four layer knives I have handy right here. The watch side scale is about .20" thicker than that, as near as I can measure. Obviously thicker to the eye, but not by much. The watch then protrudes some so that the overall width along most of the handle is about .620" and the width at the watch is .740".
 
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