The independent watch brand – FORTIS was founded by Walter Vogt in 1912. The company had successfully implemented an automatic winding concept invented by John Harwood into the production of automatic watches in 1926. Today, FORTIS watch company mainly specializes in timepieces made specifically for the aeronautic and space industries. It delivers superb quality, easily distinguished styles and unparalleled reliability.
This vibrant and attractive Marinemaster model has very clean design and a colorful arrangement of yellow and black tones. The convenient day of the week and date apertures are located at 3:00 o'clock position. All steel uni-directional rotating diver's bezel is embellished with large ridges on its side for easier operation. The black insert is decorated with yellow markers and diver's scale colored with yellow paint. The satin finished stainless steel case of this Marinemaster measures 42 mm in diameter and is 13.5 mm in height. The solid case back is protected by a screw on metal plate.
The legible black-colored dial is decorated with printed yellow Arabic and luminous dots. The dial is protected by an anti-reflective and anti-scratch sapphire crystal. The sword-shaped hands are coated with luminous paint, Yellow central sweep second hand with luminous pointer. Yellow rubber strap comes with convenient fold-over satin finished stainless steel clasp.
Standout features: Clean, robust and attractive design; Uni-directional rotating diver's bezel with yellow and black insert with metallic tint. Details at a glance: