Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Day Date Titanium

The Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Day Date Titanium, strikes one as being bold, rugged, and reliable. The B-42 range is entrenched within Russian space travel specialists and is pretty generous in their sizes. Appreciated by space specialists that also need to carry out their training in underwater conditions, this sturdy watch is designed to be highly visible and weightless due to the titanium used in the casing or choice of strap.

This watch is powered by the automatic ETA Caliber 2836-2. It contains 25 jewels that vibrate at 28,800 times per hour. The main functions are hours, minutes, sweep seconds; date and weekday at 3.

The titanium casing has a diameter of 42mm and height of 13mm. The large push-in crown and screwed-in caseback allow for water resistance to 200 meters. The angled inner flange has a 24-hour scale, especially useful for owners that do shifts. The unidirectionally rotating bezel is racheted and also features large Arabic numerals. The face is made of sapphire crystal and is anti-reflective.

The Fortis B-42 Official Cosmonauts Day Date Titanium dial is matte black in color, and contrasted nicely against the large white SuperLuminova-coated Arabic numerals and hands, ensuring visibility is not a problem even in dark conditions. The strap is black rubber with a double folding clasp. Variations to the strap are choices of a black leather strap with white stitching, or a lightweight titanium bracelet.