Victorinox Barista tool

[StuntDouble]

Check this out: Victorinox x La Marzocco Barista Tool

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I don't have any use for this since we got rid of our espresso machine, but it's a neat little specialized tool regardless.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I don't get it.

What's the point in having a pocket version of tools you'll be using in your kitchen where you have have a drawer within arms reach that you can keep proper versions of those tools in ?
It just seems odd that one would need to have such tools in their pocket.


It would be like a mechanic who works exclusively out of a shop with a large fully decked out stack and even has a multi drawer cart they can bring right up to the vehicle feeling the need to carry a leatherman in a kit with every attachment and accessory available.

 

[A.L.]

I don't get it.

What's the point in having a pocket version of tools you'll be using in your kitchen where you have have a drawer within arms reach that you can keep proper versions of those tools in ?
It just seems odd that one would need to have such tools in their pocket.


It would be like a mechanic who works exclusively out of a shop with a large fully decked out stack and even has a multi drawer cart they can bring right up to the vehicle feeling the need to carry a leatherman in a kit with every attachment and accessory available.

Are you kidding me? Jon Gadget needs one in his dungeon since his wife haven't let him out since the trip to Swizerland. We need innovation! We need new tools!

 

[Hickory n steel]

We need innovation! We need new tools!

What's next, the Victorinox dentists tool ?

 

[Quiet]

I don't get it.

What's the point in having a pocket version of tools you'll be using in your kitchen where you have have a drawer within arms reach that you can keep proper versions of those tools in ?
It just seems odd that one would need to have such tools in their pocket.


It would be like a mechanic who works exclusively out of a shop with a large fully decked out stack and even has a multi drawer cart they can bring right up to the vehicle feeling the need to carry a leatherman in a kit with every attachment and accessory available.

Don't think too much about it. This model is a collaboration between Victorinox and some French company that makes espresso machines that cost more than my current car did. It's a novelty, really. It's pretty neat in concept, but it's not expected to actually take the place of a proper set of barrista tools.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Don't think too much about it. This model is a collaboration between Victorinox and some French company that makes espresso machines that cost more than my current car did. It's a novelty, really. It's pretty neat in concept, but it's not expected to actually take the place of a proper set of barrista tools.

I certainly didn't think Victorinox was going to shift gears towards stuff like this, but with how respected Victorinox is it's easy to assume they actually thought the world was aching for this model.

 

[Quiet]

I certainly didn't think Victorinox was going to shift gears towards stuff like this, but with how respected Victorinox is it's easy to assume they actually thought the world was aching for this model.

Well, I mean, they haven't. Do a quick check at any knife retailer of your choice, still countless numbers of Compacts, Cadets, Tinkers, Campers, SwissChamps*, etc. available. This barista tool is just another limited run neat thing they did, not a new ongoing product.

Does anyone recall those ALOX Pioneers they did years ago with Nespresso? Where the scales were made from aluminum recycled from Nespresso cups? Those were great, and since they were limited as well, they go for quite a lot on secondary.

That's not to say that this tool will go for a lot on secondary, but for a Victorinox collector, this will be a neat tool to have. I'll probably purchase one because I'm a collector, and hell, I don't even own an espresso machine.



* A personal favorite

 

[gustophersmob]

Well, I mean, they haven't. Do a quick check at any knife retailer of your choice, still countless numbers of Compacts, Cadets, Tinkers, Campers, SwissChamps*, etc. available. This barista tool is just another limited run neat thing they did, not a new ongoing product.

Does anyone recall those ALOX Pioneers they did years ago with Nespresso? Where the scales were made from aluminum recycled from Nespresso cups? Those were great, and since they were limited as well, they go for quite a lot on secondary.

That's not to say that this tool will go for a lot on secondary, but for a Victorinox collector, this will be a neat tool to have. I'll probably purchase one because I'm a collector, and hell, I don't even own an espresso machine.



* A personal favorite

Kind of like the “Off-White” collaboration from a couple years ago. Not necessarily a new direction, just a unique (and odd) one-off.

SAKWiki | VIctorinox cooperation Off-White 91mm

SAKWiki - The online Swiss Army Knife Encyclopedia. Information and Identification on Swiss Army Knives by Victorinox and Wenger.

sakwiki.com

 

[Quiet]

Kind of like the “Off-White” collaboration from a couple years ago. Not necessarily a new direction, just a unique (and odd) one-off.

SAKWiki | VIctorinox cooperation Off-White 91mm

SAKWiki - The online Swiss Army Knife Encyclopedia. Information and Identification on Swiss Army Knives by Victorinox and Wenger.

sakwiki.com

I recall those coming out, and I hemmed and hawed until they were gone. Now their prices on secondary are outrageous, a real shame.

 

[DocJD]

espresso machines that cost more

I imagine someone that owns just such a machine for personal use , although the servants probably actually do everything .

So he's got to have this weird SAK , so somebody will ask "WTF are those things for ?"

 

[BigW]

...hm .... AI just told me that will be a $ 2,000 collectable in a few years ....

 

[DocJD]

...hm .... AI just told me that will be a $ 2,000 collectable in a few years ....

Same as a cup of expresso !

 

[Quiet]

Heh, while we were discussing these, they sold out. I elected not to get one, but this is a sign that Victorinox collectors remain just as ubiquitous as the collectors from any other brand!

 

[ShaiHulud]

Almost worthless tools. But I should only speak for me. They seem like super specific narrow-focus specialty job tools that will probably see more use outside its intended purpose--- victorinox do better.

 

[Quiet]

Almost worthless tools. But I should only speak for me. They seem like super specific narrow-focus specialty job tools that will probably see more use outside its intended purpose--- victorinox do better.

I mean....they sold out of these. I'd say they did alright. Plenty of companies out there "doing better" who still have product sitting on shelves.

 

[Quiet]

S ShaiHulud Also, I don't want to seem like I'm coming at you or anything, more realistically, this is a sign of how active Victorinox collectors* are. They have made (and continue to make) quite a few items for collectors, and those tend to get gobbled up fast. An easy example, I've got one or two of those Golf-related models that both Victorinox and Wenger did back in the day, never been on a golf course in my life!

There are several different things Victorinox makes throughout the year, for reference:

- Christmas knives (those go fast, this year's is dropping this month I believe)
- The yearly Damascus bladed special (those go SUPER fast, and then are seen on Ebay for like, three, four, five times what they went for from a dealer)
- The yearly "color" ALOX models (though these have slowed down in recent years and are still fairly available, original 2015, 2016, 2017 models go for eye-watering prices on secondary for the Pioneer frames, on the rare occasions you even see them!!)
- The yearly Zodiac symbols (older models go for quite a lot on secondary)
- Cool one-off ALOX color runs made for this or that club (as these are usually sourced from Europe since all the biggest clubs are there, they command a hefty premium)
- As an aside to that last one, SwissBianco has paid their bills for many years on the sales of a ton of different custom models made just for them, with their various ALOX runs commanding a pretty penny!!

There are other things that are collectible as well, such as discontinued models and so on, though those don't go for quite as much, and they're very much cyclical. Some years, the old SuperChamps with the watch face in the scale? Some years, those are unobtainium, others, prices are reasonable. No real rhyme or reason to it.

I could ramble on, but anyway yeah, quick crash course on what type of wackjobs buy things like this espresso machine tool, and why they disappeared so fast. I fully realize that if you are one of many, many people who sees Victorinox as a company that makes quality inexpensive tools made to be used, abused, tossed (or lost) then bought to begin the cycle all over again, that all of the above must seem like complete nonsense. And it is!!! Trust me, I've got something like a hundred SAKs, just to have 'em. Never opened a single bottle, never turned a single screw, never cut a single thing. Just like to collect them. So do many others, and over in Europe they have a tremendous following.

Anyway, here's to Victorinox, long may they continue to feed the need!




* Weirdos like me, and weirdos like me but with very deep pockets.

 

[ShaiHulud]

S ShaiHulud Also, I don't want to seem like I'm coming at you or anything, more realistically, this is a sign of how active Victorinox collectors* are. They have made (and continue to make) quite a few items for collectors, and those tend to get gobbled up fast. An easy example, I've got one or two of those Golf-related models that both Victorinox and Wenger did back in the day, never been on a golf course in my life!

There are several different things Victorinox makes throughout the year, for reference:

- Christmas knives (those go fast, this year's is dropping this month I believe)
- The yearly Damascus bladed special (those go SUPER fast, and then are seen on Ebay for like, three, four, five times what they went for from a dealer)
- The yearly "color" ALOX models (though these have slowed down in recent years and are still fairly available, original 2015, 2016, 2017 models go for eye-watering prices on secondary for the Pioneer frames, on the rare occasions you even see them!!)
- The yearly Zodiac symbols (older models go for quite a lot on secondary)
- Cool one-off ALOX color runs made for this or that club (as these are usually sourced from Europe since all the biggest clubs are there, they command a hefty premium)
- As an aside to that last one, SwissBianco has paid their bills for many years on the sales of a ton of different custom models made just for them, with their various ALOX runs commanding a pretty penny!!

There are other things that are collectible as well, such as discontinued models and so on, though those don't go for quite as much, and they're very much cyclical. Some years, the old SuperChamps with the watch face in the scale? Some years, those are unobtainium, others, prices are reasonable. No real rhyme or reason to it.

I could ramble on, but anyway yeah, quick crash course on what type of wackjobs buy things like this espresso machine tool, and why they disappeared so fast. I fully realize that if you are one of many, many people who sees Victorinox as a company that makes quality inexpensive tools made to be used, abused, tossed (or lost) then bought to begin the cycle all over again, that all of the above must seem like complete nonsense. And it is!!! Trust me, I've got something like a hundred SAKs, just to have 'em. Never opened a single bottle, never turned a single screw, never cut a single thing. Just like to collect them. So do many others, and over in Europe they have a tremendous following.

Anyway, here's to Victorinox, long may they continue to feed the need!




* Weirdos like me, and weirdos like me but with very deep pockets.

That makes more sense now , thanks for taking the time to write this up