Fortis

Fortis Men's 648.10.12 M B-42 Diver Day and Date Watch

• Swiss Automatic movement
• Antireflective-sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 42 m

Product Description

The Fortis Story

FORTIS belongs to the traditional Swiss watch brands, which has been active since its foundation in 1912 without interruption. As the world's first manufacturer of automatic wristwatches in 1926, FORTIS went down in watch history by producing the first automatic watch, the legendary Harwood, in a series production. In the middle of the '50s and '60s, to the climax of the automatic wristwatches, FORTIS enjoyed a good reputation as well as a worldwide brand awareness and distribution network.

In the '80s, FORTIS was known as a manufacturer of functional, reliable mechanical wristwatches. In 1994, after endurance tests on the borderline of modern physics, the Star City Training Center chose the FORTIS Official Cosmonauts Chronograph as part of their Official Cosmonauts' equipment. Since then, FORTIS automatic wristwatches have proven their space capability in several missions, even outside of the protective space station in outer space.

Based on the intensive collaboration with the experts in space travel, a unique new watch was developed: The FORTIS Official Cosmonauts Chronograph Automatic Alarm. A real spin-off from space and a world's first, the company came out with the FORTIS chronograph automatic with a mechanical alarm. With the development of this movement, FORTIS has earned a lot of approval from competitors and the professional world.

Exactly 10 years after the first official flight, FORTIS was reconfirmed in 2004 as the official wristwatch supplier of the Russian Space program on board of the ISS still today. FORTIS will also accompany space travelers for the first Mars mission as the official supplier of the Mars 500 mission, which started in June 2010 and will take more than one and half years to complete. Crew members can rely on their FORTIS Automatic watches during this long test trip.

As a longtime partner of space organizations, FORTIS invests in modern technologies and ensures in this way the future of the 100-year old brand in an ever-changing watch market.

Product Description

Fortis B-42 Diver automatic wristwatch with white dial and blue numbers and hands. The B-42 range is all large and substantial watches, which are sturdy and durable. It is a large watch and designed for maximum visibility and is in a diverse style. It has a matte / satin stainless steel case with thick lugs and chunky looking with solid steel screw on back. The watch has got a sturdy ratcheted unidirectional rotating bezel. It has got a sapphire crystal with anti reflective coating on both sides and water resistant to 200 meters. Swiss made 25 jewel automatic ETA 2836-2 automatic movement. Glass case back. The dial is white with large and bold applied blued steel numerals and blued steel skeleton hands with lumens fill towards the tips. Day and date function at the 3 position. Large crown for easy operation. Comes on high quality durable stainless steel band.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0037S2BUE
• Item model number: 648.10.12 M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,261 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classy, elegant timepiece!, January 4, 2012

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This review is from: Fortis Men's 648.10.12 M B-42 Diver Day and Date Watch (Watch)

An extremely fine and unique watch. Lots of great features and wonderful movement that function perfect. Very fine and nice band that's really comfortable on wrist. Way better than my breitling watch. Truly satisfied with purchase would highly recommend this watch. Money well spent. Great choice. You'll be glad you bought it.