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Elegant And Affordable: Fortis Terrestis Hedonist

Fortis Terrestis Hedonist Automatic

The 2015 Fortis Terrestis Hedonist delivers a winning combination of elegant styling, and robust movement offered at a fairly affordable price. This can be the watch of choice for a person who always thought about adding a Fortis to his collection but wasn't ready to get himself an "aviator" because of their massive cases, cluttered dials, and, often, just way too many colors for them to look good with business attire. Now, you finally have no excuses to backpedal on this purchase, have you?

Fortis B42 Marinemaster Yellow Day/Date 670.24.14

Fortis B42 Marinemaster Yellow Day/Date (Ref. 670.24.14) Automatic watch

The Fortis B42 Marinemaster range of diving tools has recently been expanded with a Yellow Collection.

Comprising an ETA Valjoux 7750-powered automatic chronograph and a more traditional-looking Fortis B-42 Marinemaster Yellow Day/Date (Ref. 670.24.14) three-hander, the collection differs from the rest of Marinemaster family only with its more jovial (and also more legible) color scheme that adds acid-bright lime accents to the bezels and dials.

Fortis B42 Phantoms Phorever Flieger Chronograph

Fortis B42 Phantoms Phorever Flieger Chronograph (ref. 635.10.91 F-4F L01) watch

The limited edition Fortis B42 Phantoms Phorever Flieger Chronograph (ref. 635.10.91 F-4F L01) pays homage to the legendary McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: a twin-engine combat aircraft that not only ensured US air superiority in Vietnam, but also fought in many other conflicts throughout the world, including numerous Arab-Israeli wars, the Iran-Iraq War and, of course, the Falklands War.

Fortis Marinemaster Vintage Chronograph 800.20.80 L.01

Fortis Marinemaster Vintage Chronograph Automatic (ref. 800.20.80 L.01) watch

The Swiss-based brand Fortis has just released its new Fortis Marinemaster Vintage Chronograph (ref. 800.20.80 L.01). The timekeeper pays homage to its eponymous predecessor from the 1970s. Comparing pictures of both models I must admit that they look almost identical to each other with only minor differences here and there. However, sporting a significantly less remarkable water resistance rating, the watch leaves a somewhat dubious impression.