latest news - 02 Jul 10
Love letters in outer Space
2nd of July 2010 in Orbit
Today the crew on board of the ISS is expecting the docking of "Progress". The International Space Station housing 6 crew members (ISS expedition 23 and 24) is prepared for the resupply vehicle which will deliver besides...
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02 Jul 10
MARS 500 Mission Report II
The first of almost 18 months of the 520-day experiment MARS 500 is over, and now is the time where it gets exciting for the scientists.Vera Brümmer, scientist from the German Sport University Cologne reports exclusively for FORTIS from the mission...
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02 Jul 10
Atlantic Rowing - Matthew takes stock of the Race
Here is a final quote of Matthew looking back on the Race after the blisters on the hands hopefully have healed:
"The Atlantic Row was a fantastic opportunity to raise money for important charities that are important to us [„Brain Tumor UK" and...
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25 Jun 10
Dresden-Breslau Rallye 2010 starts
Live-Blog with news straight from the track:
http://fort4x4.com/
The biggest Off-road and 4-wheels motorsports event for professionals
and amateurs in Europe takes place for the 16th time.The track will be more than 1500 kilometers long, a tough...
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15 Jun 10
FIRST leg of the FAI - Hungarian aerobatic champion
In the vicinity of Kecskemét, Hungary, in Matkópuszta between the 31st of May and the 5th of June 2010, the Hungarian Open Aerobatic Championship was held. As the championship was open for international entries, the event is considered an...
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28 May 10
MARS 500 mission starts on 3rd of June 2010
On Thursday, the 3rd of June, the ESA, the Federal Space Agency FSA and the IMBP (Institute for Biomedical Problems) will send 6 probands on a mission to planet MARS.This extraordinary mission will in the news and in science magazines all over the...
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28 May 10
Poll for the best brands 2010
The German aviation magazine "Flug Revue" invites asked their readers to vote for their favourite brands 2010 throughout the whole aviation scene including the best aviation watches. We would appreciate your vote for FORTIS!It's very easy: just...
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04 May 10
Infringement against FORTIS copyright!
The FORTIS B-47 CALCULATOR Automatic was the recent example of an
impudent falsification. The case is identical in size and shape following the
FORTIS original and houses a quartz movement. Altogether most characteristics
are almost identical,...
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16 Mar 10
FORTIS SPACELEADER by Volkswagen Design LIMITED EDITION 2012
Experience tomorrows visions yet today
Already today, futurologists define the automobile future of the 3rd millennium. A result of these visions poured in form is the FORTIS SPACELEADER CHRONOGRAPH by VOLKSWAGEN DESIGN: A team consisting of...
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26 Mar 10
B-42 MARINEMASTER COLLECTION
The B-42 MARINEMASTER is one of the most prestigious FORTIS ranges of
models, established already in the 40’s. Like its historical forerunner the
latest model line the B-42 MARINEMASTER collection, which offers a Day/Date,
Chronograph and the...
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26 Mar 10
FORTIS B-47 CALCULATOR GMT 3 TIME ZONES LIMITED EDITION
Comfortable and highly exact Swiss micro-mechanics in symbiosis with the classical slide rule function. A Swiss watchmaker was the first to find out by thought about
the relation of numbers and the way to control them in the system of...
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18 Mar 10
Atlantic Rowing 2009 UPDATE
On january 4th, the premier event in ocean rowing has started from La Gomera, Canary Islands and the destination in the idyllic English Harbour, Antigua.Since the first Atlantic Rowing Race, the World has taken notice of this extreme...
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22 Dec 09
Exclusive Video - FORTIS on board the ISS
It's nearly Christmas... We received an early gift out of the stratosphere:Amazing video footage of a FORTIS B-42 Official Cosmonauts Chronograph floating on board of the International Space Station. Take a look at it on our official YouTube...
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06 Nov 09
B-42 FLIEGER BLACK COLLECTION
The adventures of the 21st century are based on the progress that has been made in technology and the ideas, that will extend the frontiers of humanity from land to air to the last final step, outer space. The established Swiss brand FORTIS, well...
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08 Jul 10
B-42 BLACK BLACK AUTOMATIC DAY/DATE
State of the art and the most sophisticated design statement to wear:The FORTIS B-42 BLACK BLACK. Presented for the first time in spring in Basel, this watch will not only appeal to purists among the watch lovers. The Titanium case, coated black in...
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22 Aug 09
FORTIS wins 2nd place - Aerokurier readers' choice „Beste Marken 2009 [Best Brands 2009]"
The readers of the „Aerokurier"* have chosen:
the election „Best Brands 2009" included 183 candidates in 12 different
categories, and every reader had three votes at each category. The election was
not purely about the products or...
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22 Aug 09
Europes' toughest off-road rallye to Breslau starts again in Dresden
For motor sportsmen and friends from all over Europe, Dresden was the capital for off-road sports this summer. For the 3rd time, the Rallye Breslau started on the
„Augustusbrücke" in Dresden to its 15th tour.
It is the biggest off-road...
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11 Sep 09
FORTIS IN SPACE · FIRST SWISS SCIENCE FICTION FILM CARGO
FORTIS, known for its long-term dedication to
professional aviation and space, on board of the ISS and recently on the MARS 500 experiment, was the first choice of the film company / producers
searching for co-operation
partners for the...
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21 Jul 09
MARS 500 MISSION PART ONE COMPLETED
Exactly forty years ago,
millions of people worldwide have enthusiastically followed the moon landing.
The great race between the superpowers brought the first human beings to the
Moon in 1969. Today specialists from different nations work at...
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05 Aug 09
FORTIS feat. Twitter
Receive FORTIS information, news & thoughts brand new and on the go! Using Twitter.com services FORTIS hosts a frequently updated info feed called "FORTISwatches". To follow the "tweed" click here:
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21 Jun 09
HISTORIC MISSION IN SPACE EXPLORATION
Timed by the FORTIS Official
Cosmonauts Chronograph
The ISS Expedition 20 marks a
new era in space exploration with the first six-person crew living and working
on the ISS supported by an international team, both on the ground and in...
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12 Jun 09
FORTIS - OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF THE MARS 500 MISSION
The detection of loneliness
Presently an extreme
expedition takes place in a research institute near Moscow, named Mars 500. The objective:
simulation of the flight to the red planet. Systematic preparations of ESA,
FSA, GCTC and MCC...
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12 Jun 09
FORTIS on duty with pilots of the Swiss Air Force
Not as commonly thought of ear-deafening, thundering turbine sounds and
risky thrills are the distinctive features of the propeller-driven aircrafts of
the Swiss PC-7 team. Within 20 years the PC-7 TEAM developed a dynamic,
elegant and precise...
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12 Jun 09
FORTIS - PARTNER OF SPACETRANSFER 2009
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s
gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space
capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to
the citizens of Europe and the...
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22 Aug 09
B-47 CALCULATOR
A CULT WATCH. Diameter 47 mm. Developed following the pilots’ specifications to fulfil the requests of all typical flight parameters. Comfortable and highly exact Swiss micro-mechanics in symbiosiswith the classical slide rule function. An...
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09 Apr 09
TIME TRAVEL TO MARS
To go to Mars is still a dream and one of the last gigantic challenges. But one day some of us will be on precisely thatjourney to the Red Planet. A journey with no way out once the spaceship is on a direct path to Mars.
Source: ESA, Directorate of...
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12 Apr 09
FORTIS B-42 STRATOLINER Black & White
One of the most reliable vintage FORTIS chronometers was branded Stratoliner and had its premiere at the beginning of the space age in the early 60‘s on the occasion of the company‘s 50th anniversary.
Now facing the 100th jubilee a new...
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20 Nov 09
FORTIS FLIEGER CHRONGRAPH wins an award
Design proves identity and inspires emotions.Sustainability and intrinsic value are the quality features of wristwatches which will become widely accepted against the fast pace of fashion and style in times of crisis like today. The FORTIS FLIEGER...
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26 Jan 09
The watches with the probably longest stay in weightlessness
Some watches are more than only timepieces. FORTIS without doubt is one of the Swiss watch brands whose watches are admired not only because of their mechanical inner values. With the probably longest time in weightlessness these space proven watches...
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27 Feb 09
Scandinavia celebrates boxing world champion "Viking Warrior"
It is no wonder that even top athletes are attracted by FORTIS. The Viking Warrior’s choice is a MARINEMASTER. Nordic lusty is way Mikkel Kessler (alias Viking Warrior) showcases himself wearing his favourite watch: the new FORTIS...
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23 Jan 09
FORTIS "IQ Watch" by Rolf Sachs
"I am always in search of the new..."
This quote characterizes the artist who is well known for his puristic design. With this design he wants to address the human senses, in his art the decorative and graphic steps into the background. Chalk is...
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23 Jan 09
FORTIS Art Edition "PLANET" by GERD WINNER
Confronted with the task to design an artistic watch inspired by outer space, without the formal design philosophy of FORTIS, Prof. Gerd Winner came up with the idea of his planet space watch.
The cosmic complexity with its energy fields as...
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