VC小刀

tintin8 · 发表于 2010-3-25 11:08

Which comes in this attractive leather pouch embossed with VC's Maltese Cross:

Made by Wenger, this is a tool equivalent of a grande complication. The list of features is impressive. First, every watchmaker worth his salt enjoys a glass of fine wine:

A blurry picture? Well, I had a head start on the wine before photographing began...

Or, perhaps a beer:

The flat edge of the cap opener blade serves as a flat head screwdriver and the notch in the blade is a wire bender.

After calming the nerves with taste of alcohol, the watchmaker can get to work by opening the case back and seeing what needs to be done:

If the job is going to be big, he best take off the strap with the spring bar tool, which is connected to the loupe and the 35 mm ruler:

The screws fixing the movement to the case are quite a bit smaller, so he’ll use the smaller screwdriver at the tip of the metal file blade:

Now the real work can begin! The tool holder can hold one of 14 attachments:

There are two pin-punch bits (1.2 mm and 0.8 mm in diamter), four screwdriver blades of varying size, two Phillips screwdriver bits, one reamer to enlarge holes, one round needle file, and a fine fork spring bar tool. It’s enough to make me seek out McGyver reruns...

If he can’t fix the watch with this set of tools, he has lost all honor and so must turn the knife blade on himself: