Along with chocolates, neutrality and cuckoo clocks the Swiss are renowned for their ability to manufacture pocket-sized precision implements. And although the prospect of putting a multi-purpose metal thingamabob in your pocket or attaching it to your keys might seem somewhat unappealing, we guarantee you'll change your mind the second you get your mitts around the ingenious Swiss Tech 8-in-1 Tech Tool.

This impossibly teensy multi-tool will soon become an indispensable take-everywhere item, alongside your keys, wallet, mobile and SpongeBob Pez dispenser (what, haven't you got one?). Because let's be honest, carrying around a full-size toolbox wherever you may roam is impractical, not to mention pretty weird.

Handier than a sackful of handy things from the handy store in Handyville, the compact Swiss Tech 8-in-1 Tech Tool is one of those bits of kit you might not use today, or even tomorrow, but use it you will. And when you do, everyone will want to know where you got such a gorgeously engineered gizmo. Robust but weighing in at a virtually unnoticeable, keyring-friendly 39g, the ultra-compact Swiss Tech features eight useful tools for all manner of tricky situations, including:

• Precision pliers with posi-grip jaws
• Phillips screwdriver
• Flat screwdriver
• Micro Phillips screwdriver
• Micro flat screwdriver
• Wire cutters/stripper
• Sheet shears
• Measuring tool

Impressed? You should be, because as well as its amazing versatility the Swiss Tech 8-in-1 also features a robust self-locking mechanism to avoid any in-pocket accidents and comes packaged in its very own luxury metal gift tin.

Add to this a lifetime guarantee and you're looking at an implement that no sophisticated man-about-town should be without. Because, un-Swiss as it may sound, you never know when you may be called upon to tighten, prise, strip, shear or quite simply show off at a moments notice. As they say in Switzerland, vorsprung durch das Swiss Tech 8-in-1 Tech Tool.

The Swiss Tech 8-In-1 Multi-Tool is available from Firebox priced at £12.95