Victorinox built its name on tools that simply work. The new Concept One line applies that thinking to the wrist, one watch design offered with two very different Swiss engines. Choose light, and the watch charges itself for years. Choose mechanics, and you get the longest power reserve Victorinox has ever put in a timepiece.
The Solar: An Eight Year Battery
The Concept One Solar runs on the Swiss-made Ronda 215 solar movement, which Victorinox specifies for an 8-year battery life. No winding, no routine battery swaps, just light. Around it sits a 39mm brushed stainless steel case with double antishock protection and magnetic resistance, a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, and a bezel with anti-scratch protection in a sunray satin finish.
The dial is the design story. It is gently curved, with applied indexes and a clean, minimalist layout that reads more dress watch than tool watch. Three rubber strap versions launch in South Africa at R17,495: the unusual storm grey, a blue, and a black. A fourth version pairs the black dial with a stainless steel bracelet at R20,495.
Start with the Concept One Solar in storm grey, the shade that gives the line its character.
The Automatic: A 68 Hour Reserve
The Concept One Automatic carries the Swiss-made La Joux-Perret G100, a self-winding movement with a 68 hour power reserve. Victorinox notes it is the longest reserve of any of its timepieces to date, enough to set the watch down on Friday evening and pick it up running on Monday morning.
Case and dial architecture match the Solar: 39mm brushed steel, curved dial, luminescent hands and indexes, sapphire crystal, 100 metres of water resistance. Rubber strap versions come in blue, black and green at R28,495, with a black dial bracelet version at R31,995.
The Concept One Automatic with blue dial is the pick of the rubber strap trio. For a full metal wardrobe, the Concept One Automatic on bracelet closes with a deployant clasp.
Concept One Pricing in South Africa
Every Concept One is water resistant to 100 metres and backed by Victorinox's 5+ year warranty. At R17,495 to R31,995, the line sits in rare territory: genuinely Swiss solar and automatic watchmaking below R32,000.
The full line is available now. See the Victorinox collection at Picot & Moss, or book an appointment for a virtual consultation with one of our specialists.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Victorinox Concept One?
The Concept One is Victorinox's new 2026 watch line, a 39mm stainless steel design with a curved dial, offered with either a solar movement or an automatic movement.
How long does the Concept One Solar battery last?
Victorinox specifies an 8-year battery life for the Ronda 215 solar movement, which recharges from natural or artificial light, so the watch needs no winding and no routine battery changes.
What is special about the Concept One Automatic's movement?
The La Joux-Perret G100 automatic movement delivers a 68 hour power reserve, which Victorinox states is the longest of any of its timepieces to date. The watch keeps running through a full weekend off the wrist.
What does the Victorinox Concept One cost in South Africa?
The Concept One Solar starts at R17,495 on a rubber strap and R20,495 on a bracelet, with the Automatic at R28,495 and R31,995, all including VAT at Picot & Moss.
