I bought the Autumn Spirit in September last year and it was my first big purchase of a watch ever. I'm very much in love with how tough it looks and feels, especially when I go swimming with it! Victorinox is simply underrated, their INOX line-up is full of awesome tool watches.
I just bought the professional diver version and your review is the only one that gives a detailed description and explanation of the movement. I didn’t realize the movement is rebuildable. And it’s level of quality. The my diver professional feels VERY solid with alight degree of quality in its construction. I did contact Victorinox and their rep Dodd tell me the movement is built in Switzerland.
By the way, this is one of the few companies to give a 5 year warranty to their watches! Only Rolex, Omega and other high-end Swiss companies give this kind of warranty! Enjoy it!
Thank you!!! This watch wasn't even on my radar, and I'm blown away at how much I like it. It's so well put together. It's truly a watch you could buy for life and just wear in all situations! It also has a really top-shelf movement that's rebuild-able and serviceable!
I'm a little worried about the box in which the watch comes, I've seen many videos in which they come like this. But victorinox would never use that kind of box...do you think is a fake watch?... by the way, pretty good video 👍🏼
It’s actually perfectly normal. When you purchase a normal (non special edition or optioned) watch from say, Costco, Sams Club, etc., or you purchase from grey market (which likely came from Sams Club, etc.) then you get the smaller boxes. When you purchase from the Victorinox store in the mall, or from a luxury watch store, you get a much nicer box. Thank you for the positive comments!
Great review! Order one and waiting for this piece :) Lug to lug 21 m... should I go for 20 or 22, if I want to replace to other rubberstrap? / Johan from Sweden
I think I still have this watch, so I'll check and if so... I'll weigh it and post the amount here. I do post weights in almost all of my newer videos, but that was probably my second or third video, can't remember.
Personally, I liked blue. My hands are very big. There are a few different versions of the box depending on the package you buy. There’s one with a compass, one with a matching pocket knife, etc. but for me… I think blue is the nicest.
Excelente reloj! Muy buen video! Un gran descuento por un mínimo detalle. Felicitaciones!! Una pregunta. Me llama la atención que algunos vengan en cajas de cartón básicas. He tenido varios y sólo uno me llegó en la caja grande de lujo. Porque será? Muchas gracias! Saludos cordiales
Hi! I'm curious why the movement price bothers you? This is pretty common. For example, you can buy a brand new 2020 Mustang GT with the Coyote V8 for $36k, but you can buy the engine itself for $5,800. So this is pretty common. Quartz movements by themselves are not expensive. The $16 dollar version of the Rhonda movement of course is for the Swiss Parts version, not the Swiss Made. There isn't much difference really, but the Swiss Made one is assumed slightly higher accuracy due to the better quality assembly standards, and if I recall, it has more jewels to support it. Either way, I wouldn't be too bothered by it. You're paying for the package, rather than just a carrier for the movement.
@@ToddsWatchshop I have never priced a movement or even needed one, so I was expecting it to be more costly. I bought a Bulova Accutron RR approved in 1976 from a vendor that came once a year and sold them thru the payroll deduction program. He would also replace battery’s and have repairs made and send them back to you if needed. Today I still have Accutron ii’s , 3 in fact but am no collector, I just like a good reliable watch that doesn’t lose 10-15 sec a day. I just came to your review because I really liked the design on the INOX
this watch ment to be use for hard use.. so if someway the movement broken, men... you're not gonna difficult to find the replacement, easy peasy to repair or replace.
Thank you for your description of the movement. I just bought the INOX Professional Diver and I contacted Victorinox and they told me the movement IS made in Switzerland and you cleared up my misgivings as to the rumors of Ronda movements, namely that they are “serviceable” which is very cool.
Very nice watch and i bought one few weeks ago, the Autumn Spirit INOX version. I was wondering though, when looking at movement you show, at 8:54 mins., what is that "plastic mass" covering the movement at left (quartz case?) and for what purpose? There's not such thing on Ronda's site and i was also wondering if it this prevents movement to be serviced correctly or not?
I noticed this as well, and was curious about it but could not find any other information about it. It looks like banana pudding, haha... but it's actually a silicone gel. The gel is completely covering the Quartz crystal tube. One of the problems that sometimes affects quartz watches are extreme temperature changes. The quartz will shrink and or expand depending on temperature, which directly affects the frequency of the quartz crystal. This causes the time to be inaccurate and in cold temperatures, a quartz watch can lose several minutes a day. My thought is that this was done to help insulate the quartz tube, and therefore make it more dependable in extreme weather. This watch is supposed to be a bit more rugged of a watch, so that's the best I could come up with.
@@jeffhall2795 It was soft... like dry silicone, and it does not make servicing it an issue. Generally, although these are re-buildable movements, they are readily available and so you would likely just replace the movement if it went bad. But replacing a battery and such is not affected by it.
@@ToddsWatchshop Thank you very much for answer. Well, i was just wondering since it was meant and recommanded to service it, even not as often as a mechanical watch of course. As you can figure i plan to keep that watch for a long time!
@@jeffhall2795 Yeah, the Rhonda movements are definitely serviceable... the jewels typically get oiled, but today it's best to use newer synthetic oils. Thanks for watching!
@@ToddsWatchshop hi! usually the watch is worn on the hand, while reporting the diameter of your wrist, they also share the sensations of sitting on the hand and we see how they look on the hand. I meant it.
Haha, well to be clear, I got it on discount knowing that. The scratch is almost imperceivable, but I was able to save $100+ on the cost because of it. I can't remember what I said in the video, but I think it was a demo... so on display, but never used other than being handled by customers.
I bought the Autumn Spirit in September last year and it was my first big purchase of a watch ever. I'm very much in love with how tough it looks and feels, especially when I go swimming with it! Victorinox is simply underrated, their INOX line-up is full of awesome tool watches.
I totally agree! I love their watches! I hope to review a few more this year. Let me know if there's one you'd like to see me review!
My INOX automatic with blue face and metal band is a gorgeous watch .
I stunned how 'Wenger' produced excellent quality watch yet very affordable!! I love their watch.
I agree, excellent watches, and although I'm not a huge fan of their bracelets lately... every other aspect of their watches are absolutely fantastic.
I bought the same watch with factory steel bracelet for $169 brand new. I love it.
Nice! I wore mine the other day, so glad I kept it.
I just bought the professional diver version and your review is the only one that gives a detailed description and explanation of the movement. I didn’t realize the movement is rebuildable. And it’s level of quality. The my diver professional feels VERY solid with alight degree of quality in its construction. I did contact Victorinox and their rep Dodd tell me the movement is built in Switzerland.
LOVE the enthusiasm
i have this watch in green got it for 120, this watch was made to be very durable you are missing the plastic cover for the dial
very nice video, I’m happy to watch looking to the map where I am lol, hello from Brazil lol
This is amazing!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
And I’m so glad you liked it as much as me!
Please keep up the excellent job!
By the way, this is one of the few companies to give a 5 year warranty to their watches!
Only Rolex, Omega and other high-end Swiss companies give this kind of warranty! Enjoy it!
Thank you!!! This watch wasn't even on my radar, and I'm blown away at how much I like it. It's so well put together. It's truly a watch you could buy for life and just wear in all situations! It also has a really top-shelf movement that's rebuild-able and serviceable!
I'm a little worried about the box in which the watch comes, I've seen many videos in which they come like this. But victorinox would never use that kind of box...do you think is a fake watch?... by the way, pretty good video 👍🏼
It’s actually perfectly normal. When you purchase a normal (non special edition or optioned) watch from say, Costco, Sams Club, etc., or you purchase from grey market (which likely came from Sams Club, etc.) then you get the smaller boxes. When you purchase from the Victorinox store in the mall, or from a luxury watch store, you get a much nicer box.
Thank you for the positive comments!
Great review!
Order one and waiting for this piece :)
Lug to lug 21 m... should I go for 20 or 22, if I want to replace to other rubberstrap?
/ Johan from Sweden
Great video congratulations! It would have been nice if you had a scale to weigh it, so we could know the exact weight. ( hefty)
I think I still have this watch, so I'll check and if so... I'll weigh it and post the amount here. I do post weights in almost all of my newer videos, but that was probably my second or third video, can't remember.
I wonder which colorway is best: Blue, Green or Red? Also is the box quite small or are your hands just really MJ size?
Personally, I liked blue. My hands are very big. There are a few different versions of the box depending on the package you buy. There’s one with a compass, one with a matching pocket knife, etc. but for me… I think blue is the nicest.
Excelente reloj! Muy buen video! Un gran descuento por un mínimo detalle. Felicitaciones!! Una pregunta. Me llama la atención que algunos vengan en cajas de cartón básicas. He tenido varios y sólo uno me llegó en la caja grande de lujo. Porque será? Muchas gracias! Saludos cordiales
It’s a beautifully made watch with sapphire, but as I looked at the link at caliber corner the $16 price for a replacement movement kind of threw me
Hi! I'm curious why the movement price bothers you? This is pretty common. For example, you can buy a brand new 2020 Mustang GT with the Coyote V8 for $36k, but you can buy the engine itself for $5,800. So this is pretty common.
Quartz movements by themselves are not expensive. The $16 dollar version of the Rhonda movement of course is for the Swiss Parts version, not the Swiss Made. There isn't much difference really, but the Swiss Made one is assumed slightly higher accuracy due to the better quality assembly standards, and if I recall, it has more jewels to support it. Either way, I wouldn't be too bothered by it. You're paying for the package, rather than just a carrier for the movement.
@@ToddsWatchshop I have never priced a movement or even needed one, so I was expecting it to be more costly. I bought a Bulova Accutron RR approved in 1976 from a vendor that came once a year and sold them thru the payroll deduction program. He would also replace battery’s and have repairs made and send them back to you if needed. Today I still have Accutron ii’s , 3 in fact but am no collector, I just like a good reliable watch that doesn’t lose 10-15 sec a day. I just came to your review because I really liked the design on the INOX
this watch ment to be use for hard use.. so if someway the movement broken, men... you're not gonna difficult to find the replacement, easy peasy to repair or replace.
Thank you for your description of the movement. I just bought the INOX Professional Diver and I contacted Victorinox and they told me the movement IS made in Switzerland and you cleared up my misgivings as to the rumors of Ronda movements, namely that they are “serviceable” which is very cool.
Where did you buy it?
Very nice watch and i bought one few weeks ago, the Autumn Spirit INOX version. I was wondering though, when looking at movement you show, at 8:54 mins., what is that "plastic mass" covering the movement at left (quartz case?) and for what purpose? There's not such thing on Ronda's site and i was also wondering if it this prevents movement to be serviced correctly or not?
I noticed this as well, and was curious about it but could not find any other information about it. It looks like banana pudding, haha... but it's actually a silicone gel. The gel is completely covering the Quartz crystal tube. One of the problems that sometimes affects quartz watches are extreme temperature changes. The quartz will shrink and or expand depending on temperature, which directly affects the frequency of the quartz crystal. This causes the time to be inaccurate and in cold temperatures, a quartz watch can lose several minutes a day. My thought is that this was done to help insulate the quartz tube, and therefore make it more dependable in extreme weather. This watch is supposed to be a bit more rugged of a watch, so that's the best I could come up with.
@@ToddsWatchshop Thank you for looking at that. From waht you know is it hard or soft and does it make servicing a problem or not?
@@jeffhall2795 It was soft... like dry silicone, and it does not make servicing it an issue. Generally, although these are re-buildable movements, they are readily available and so you would likely just replace the movement if it went bad. But replacing a battery and such is not affected by it.
@@ToddsWatchshop Thank you very much for answer. Well, i was just wondering since it was meant and recommanded to service it, even not as often as a mechanical watch of course. As you can figure i plan to keep that watch for a long time!
@@jeffhall2795 Yeah, the Rhonda movements are definitely serviceable... the jewels typically get oiled, but today it's best to use newer synthetic oils. Thanks for watching!
why you didn't put them on yuor hand???
Hi, I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Do you mean why I don’t wear them all? I do wear some of them, but others I sell after doing the review.
@@ToddsWatchshop hi! usually the watch is worn on the hand, while reporting the diameter of your wrist, they also share the sensations of sitting on the hand and we see how they look on the hand. I meant it.
@@sao7820 Ah ok. I actually do that quite often, but this is one of my older videos. Thanks!
@@ToddsWatchshop Thanks !!
Hi my friend excellent video can you tell me the name of the eBay seller? I Also buy watches at internet but you got excellent Price ¡¡¡¡
Hi, I'm sorry... it was so long ago that I can't even associate the eBay auction to the seller anymore since it no longer shows up in my history.
It's scratched straight out of the box...
Haha, well to be clear, I got it on discount knowing that. The scratch is almost imperceivable, but I was able to save $100+ on the cost because of it. I can't remember what I said in the video, but I think it was a demo... so on display, but never used other than being handled by customers.
Fast forward 4 minutes
😆... yeah... it was one of my earlier videos.