I just received a Victorinox Swiss Army Alliance Chronograph 241048 for $150 on one of the watch deal of the days. It has a MSRP of $550, and comes with a solid link and endlink bracelets secured with split pins. It has a polished smooth bezel and sapphire crystal, and is powered by an ETA 251.272 quartz chronograph movement.
It is a very nice watch, and looks great, and it is an extraordinary deal for the $150 I paid. The date window is located at the 4 o'clock location and replaces the 4 o'clock index. The hour indices are applied, and the watch has a very refined silver hands on a silver dial, which results in a very elegant and understated look. One potential deficiency is the lack of lume anywhere on the what, which suggests that the watch was designed to be a dress watch.
Like the G10.211 that powers the Tissot PRC200, it has 1/10th split second accuracy on the chronograph, but the 1/10th second subdial does not move until you stop the chronograph, at which time it moves to indicate the 1/10 second elapsed.
What I found interesting about this particular movement is that it doesn't have a quickset date at the second stop, instead it has a quickset hour, and cycling the hours allows you to adjust the date both backwards and forwards. This is a feature I often see in "real GMT" movements, like the Rolex GMT IIC, and Omega Seamaster GMT. This is a rather useful feature, for those who travel, since it allows you to adjust the time to a different timezone without loosing your time synchronization.
It is a very nice watch, and looks great, and it is an extraordinary deal for the $150 I paid. The date window is located at the 4 o'clock location and replaces the 4 o'clock index. The hour indices are applied, and the watch has a very refined silver hands on a silver dial, which results in a very elegant and understated look. One potential deficiency is the lack of lume anywhere on the what, which suggests that the watch was designed to be a dress watch.
Like the G10.211 that powers the Tissot PRC200, it has 1/10th split second accuracy on the chronograph, but the 1/10th second subdial does not move until you stop the chronograph, at which time it moves to indicate the 1/10 second elapsed.
What I found interesting about this particular movement is that it doesn't have a quickset date at the second stop, instead it has a quickset hour, and cycling the hours allows you to adjust the date both backwards and forwards. This is a feature I often see in "real GMT" movements, like the Rolex GMT IIC, and Omega Seamaster GMT. This is a rather useful feature, for those who travel, since it allows you to adjust the time to a different timezone without loosing your time synchronization.
