Pros & Cons
Pros
Elegant ergonomics, excellent quality finish & eminently practical. It is beautifully engineered and sits really well in the hand. All of the tools are useful in some way and all are proper v,nox quality.
The victorinox spirit xc feels heavier than it looks. That's because it's so sturdily constructed. My worries about the velcro closure on the pouch seem to be unfounded.
The victorinox spirit has a single cutting blade which is mostly serrated. The lansky sharpener seems to be the perfect tool for maintaining the serrated blade. Sharpening may or may not be simple - see comments below.
Highlights
Quality
Update 2i've now had this for 2 years and am still very pleased with the tool.
The quality comes through you can tell its high quality stainless.
The quality of this is unsurprising from victorinox, we have come to expect it as given, and given it is !
Only one thing: mind you're careful with the wood saw, it's bloody lethal.
Competitiveness
I got this after having carried another multitool (gerber suspension) for a couple of years and finding it so useful having a s... Read More
After my second gerber within 12 months broke (plier nibs are as brittle as glass), i opted for the victorinox.
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- This product had a total of 204 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 13 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It wasnt important to me which one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To top it off this has to be the most stylish multitool around
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I took a star off because i would have preferred if it could have had a blade which it does not
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Shocking quality from victorinox here
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought the spirit directly from amazon uk and not through a market place seller
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I guess the former are the multitool market leaders and you can find any number of reviews and forum arguments on the merits or otherwise of each of their products
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im not sure whether all victorinox products are swiss made but the spirit certainly is says so on the blade and it shows
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only other thing in the box is the leaflet guide spirit x 90179