This was a limited edition series of six knives, featuring the art work of the famous Swiss artist - Anne-Marie Vallotton-Saugy.
Six scenes from her work The Life are depicted on different coloured metal handles and blades in the series. Each scene depicts a different stage of life, in Vallotton-Saugy silhouette style. The scenes on the scales are mirrored images left to right, and include the artist's signature, the scenes on the blades are selected segments from the scenes on the scales - also mirrored! The images are on both the front and back scales, but only on one side of the blade.
The series was issued, one per year, in individual presentation boxes, from 1984 to 1989. Each design in the series was limited to 5999 pieces, and each knife was individually numbered, with a deep stamp on the reverse of the tang, and was also accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. In February of the final year, the entire six-knife set was offered in a large wooden presentation case (1.90.91).
Each issue had the same tool configuration, based on the Commander model, but without the tweezers, toothpick, or key ring.
Scenes in the Series:
| Scene | Colour | Year of Issue | Model Code |
| Birth | Champagne | 1984 | 1.58.84 (1 58 84) |
| Childhood | Turquoise | 1985 | 1.58.85 (1 58 85) |
| Adolescence | Green | 1986 | 1.58.86 (1 58 86) |
| The Wedding | Gold | 1987 | 1.58.87 (1 58 87) |
| Family Life | Red | 1988 | 1.58.88 (1 58 88) |
| Old Age | Mauve | 1989 | 1.58.89 (1 58 89) |
Images
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Birth
| Childhood
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Adolescence
| The Wedding
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Family Life
| Old Age
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Note: Knives are in a different sequence and colours do not quite align due to image differences |