Fortis

The Fortis Square has a name reflecting the simplicity of the watch itself. Fortis is famous for its well-constructed professional watches highly-demanded among pilots, astronauts, and similar demanding users.

You will not find current Fortis watches relevant to jewelry watch category, as the latest watches of the brand are developed as functional timekeeping companions. Many of their cases are matte finished or sand blasted to acquire a decidedly sober look.  read more

Designed by the Swiss artist Rolf Sachs, this stainless steel Fortis watch with an automatic ETA movement, indicates the hours and minutes with one hand and the seconds with a red hand. read more

A little later the Fortis Official Cosmonauts Chronograph was officially approved by the Yuri Gagarin Russian State Scientific-Research Center of Cosmonaut Training. The chronographs became part of the equipment used by cosmonauts. read more

The space port Baikonur has its 50 years jubilee and FORTIS is looking back on a 10 years cooperation with the Russian space organization. The new B-42 Official Cosmonauts Chronograph has celebrated its premiere last October on the ISS, in the most exclusive location that one could possibly imagine.  read more

From Star City Training Centre for Astronauts and Cosmonauts Colonel Yuri Bogoroditsky visited Fortis in Grenchen, to examine the new Crew Watch before the official use during the upcoming space mission. As a guest of honour in Grenchen, Yuri Bogoroditsky was presented with the silver medal of the town and the historic Grenchen book by the mayor and member of parliament Boris Banga in Bern.
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FLIEGER COCKPIT by Fortis - Short Description: 40 mm steel timepiece equipped with a hand-winding movement. Black mat and orange dial, completed with Arabic numerals, hands with Superluminova in white, white seconds hand, screw-in case back and crown. read more