Fortis Watches in Space Since 1994
Space Shuttle Endeavour Fortis Watches has long been a top leader in creating space, pilot and squadron watches. The video clip shows an early flight of the soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle Endeavor...
View ArticleFortis Watches Go into Space
by John Sealander The Last Frontier is Series of Firsts for Fortis As the last Space Shuttle completes its final mission, Fortis continues to focus on achieving new firsts in space. The company...
View ArticleFortis Swiss Watches First 100 Years 1912-2012
by John Sealander During their first 100 years, Fortis hasn’t just gone faster, further and deeper than other watch companies; they’ve re-defined horology. Starting in March 2012, Fortis will...
View ArticleFrom Grenchen into Space – 100 Years of Fortis
by John Sealander On March 6, 2012, Grenchen, Switzerland’s Museum of Cultural History opens From Grenchen into Space – 100 Years of Fortis, a major exhibit for space enthusiasts and watch...
View ArticleFortis Official Cosmonauts Chronograph Automatic Space Watch
by John Sealander The First Automatic Timepiece to be Certified for Space Travel Fortis has been involved with developing timepieces for space travel for over forty years. As early as 1962, the...
View ArticleFortis Zero-G Space Art Contest
by John Sealander After 100 Years of Going Where No Watch Has Gone Before,Fortis Wanted to Give Their Fans the Same Opportunity Fortis has a reputation for going where no watch has gone before. Ever...
View ArticleFortis 100 Years Book
by John Sealander Fortis Wrote the Book on Fine Timepieces, Now You Can Read It In many ways, the history of Fortis is the history of the watch industry itself. For almost 100 years the company has...
View ArticleFortis Receives Congratulations From Space
by John Sealander You Know you’ve got a Winner WhenThree Astronauts Congratulate you From Space Fortis has been involved with developing timepieces specifically designed to withstand the rigors of...
View ArticleFortis Introduces New Bilingual Spacematic Watch Collection
by Adrian Herscovici For Rocketeers and Real Life Spacematic watches by Fortis first appeared in the 1960s as a tribute to the emergence of manned space travel, which began in 1961 when the Russians...
View ArticleFortis Introduces New Spacematic Classic Watch Collection
by John Sealander In 1962 the Fortis Spacematic was selected for use by several of the original Mercury astronauts. Fifty years later, it has been selected by Fortis to undertake a brand new mission....
View ArticleFortis Watches Continue to Amaze at Couture Show
by John Sealander If the interest at Couture 2013 is any indication, the next 100 yearsare going to be even more exciting than the first for Fortis. Fortis is currently celebrating its 100th...
View ArticleFortis Announces Zero-G Space Art Contest Winner
by John Sealander Hannes Bodensorf Wins a Ride in Space CourtesyOf Fortis With His “Zero-G Seniors” Video To celebrate their 100th Anniversary and 20 years of going where no watch has gone before,...
View ArticleFortis Men’s Official Cosmonauts Automatic GMT Watch Collection
by John Sealander A Space Proven Watch with a 24-Hour Display Fortis has spent the past 40 years perfecting the space rated watch. As early as 1962, a Fortis Spacematic was selected for use by...
View ArticleSwiss Watches and Space Technology
by Adrian Herscovici Swiss Contribution to Space Travel andthe Watches that Made the Journey The 1961 space voyage of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin aboard the Vostok is well documented in the...
View ArticleFortis Cosmonautis Watch Collection
by John Sealander After 20 years in space and over 100,000 orbits around the earth, Fortis continues to set the standard for astronauts and cosmonauts. The timepieces in the Fortis Cosmonautis...
View ArticleFortis Spacematic Pilot Professional Watch Collection
by John Sealander When Fortis decides to update an icon, everything has to be perfect. The Spacematic name has a long and illustrious history. Earlier editions of this iconic watch were favored by...
View ArticleFortis Monolith Watch Collection
by John Sealander Over 20 years of space proven experience went into creating this new timepiece for the next generation of space travelers. The new Fortis Monolith Collection of space watches is...
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