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Argonaut 1000 TQ diving instrument by CX Swiss Military WatchCX Swiss Military Watch has recently revealed its new Argonaut 1000 TQ diving watch.Powered by the Ronda cal. 5030.D quartz chronograph movement and featuring a helium escapement valve, the watch has a guaranteed water resistance of up to 1000 meters and its titanium bracelet has an integrated extension to use the watch with a diving suit.While making the watch more affordable, the use of the Ronda’s quartz movement also makes it less distinctive. Like a great number of other watches that feature the same quartz caliber, the new Argonaut 1000 TQ sports the inevitable tri-compass dial layout with a central chronograph hand, 30-minute counter at 9 o’clock, 12-hour totalizer at 6 o’clock and a small-seconds sub-dial at 3 o’clock. As usual, the standard date window is located at 4 o’clock.Well, this one is definitely not a fashion watch but a diving instrument, which makes its standardized dial more of a merit rather than a disadvantage. You can read elapsed time interval at a single glance without loosing precious seconds trying to figure out what is where.And if that is not enough, consider this: the movement sells on the gray market at about $60, which makes it more expensive than mass-produced automatic chronograph movements made by ETA. So, it is not some cheap piece of Asian plastic.The watch sports a titanium case 46mm in diameter with rubber details that tips the scales at only 188g. Extra water resistance is ensured by screw-down pushpieces and crown.To make sure that the Argonaut 1000 TQ will sell at the recommended price of €1398, the guys from CX Swiss Military Watch limited the series to only 200 units. So, if you want one, you’ll have to hurry up.

Wenger is one of two companies From Delemont? that make Swiss Army Knives. In 1898 Theodore Wenger was made manager of Jupiter Paul Boechat & Co. This company was the winner of a contract from the Swiss Army to make knives the Army. Theodore Wenger changed the name of the company from Jupiter Paul Boechat & Co to Wenger & David. Later in 2005 Wenger was bought by Victorinox.First Wenger? was to find spoons and forks manufacturers and went to work, and started to make pocket knives for the Swiss Army. Later in 1907 the Swiss split the contract in two. Some of the pocket knives where to be made in Canton of Schwyz and the second half in the Canton of Jura. The company said that they did this to make every one happy. But some people think that it was really done to make the making of Swiss Army knives a competitive business? to drive down the prices. Later in 1929 Theodore died and Kasper Oertli was the majority share holder in the company. Later there was a fire in the factory. When the company rebuilt they modernized the facility and also started to make watches. As I mentioned earlier in 2005 Victorinox bought Wenger. This is where people get confused with who was the original maker. Wenger is said to be the Genuine Swiss Army Knife, and Victorinox is the Original Swiss Army Knife. there are many off brands that make swiss army knives but if you want one made by a maker that is the real thing you should be looking for one of these to makers.