Jeep99dad
3T WIS
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My new-to-me FORTIS B-42 Marine Master Day Date landed Friday and I just fell in love with it at first sight , right as I open the box and gave it a first look and that does not happen often with me!  I had been wanting one for a while and either passed for lack of funds or it sold before I made a move or… maybe I was worried its 42mm case with 20mm lugs would be an issue as some had told me it was a smaller watch.
It turns out that that it is PERFECT in size for me, THE sweet spot for sure with a thinner bezel than some of today’s divers, it leaves a lot of dial area making the watch wear bigger than its 42mm size would suggest especially as it is a tad busy with all those second hash marks on both dial and bezel, large numerals, writing on dial and large day/date window. Also the bezel diameter is slightly large than the case’s so it helps with making the watch wear bigger.
It all works real well together, the designers really did an awesome job, the dial is truly stunning, more than my cell phone pics can show(definitely not doing this watch justice). I love the orange second hand sweeping extremely smoothly (amazing actually)over the black dial. The whole dial/hand/bezel combo is awesome as is the contrasting White as white can get numerals and markers on the black dial. The double coated sapphire crystal just seems to disappear at times and you just feel like you could reach in and grab the hands!! It is amazing how it brings out the beauty of the dial and contrast! The case back is also beautiful and the crown shows the Fortis logo as well. The watch finish is very high quality, favorably comparing to more expensive watches. The brushed SS finish is perfect and I also love the lug screw bars, solid, clean look, easy to work with! Mine came with the FORTIS leather but the prior owner bought a deployant FORTIS clasp for it, which I like better than the also included Fortis tang buckle. Finally, the presentation is also “soigné” with a beautiful leather box and wallet for the papers.
My only two cons are the fact that it doesn’t have a screw down crown (which is fine for this kind of watch I suppose but am used to them now J ) and the 20mm lugs are just too narrow, the strap looks so skinny, it’s odd at some angles IMO. However it doesn’t detract from the watch’s overall beauty and quality build. It looks awesome on the wrist and I think it may look even better on the bracelet giving it substance or a nice thick rubber for the summer activities. I like the 2836 mvt and the second hands just sweeps perfectly, the crown winds smooth and just enough authority, feels real good winding it actually. So now I may be on a hunt for the Fortis bracelet, used hopefully, and a good rubber strap for this beauty.
Here are a few cell shots I took, sorry for the quality of the pics, a camera would definitely help to bring out the beauty of this Fortis with the vanishing crystal J. Thank you for reading guys!
Brice
features:
- Movement – Automatic ETA 2836-2, 11 1/2 ”’, stop second, fine timing device, 25 jewels, 28,800 semi-vibrations per hour, Incabloc shock absorber
- Function – Hours, minutes and sweep second, day/date indication
- Case – 42mm w/o crown, 13mm thick, Stainless steel, brushed, unidirectional rotating bezel (120) in black with 60-minute scale, flange with 13h-24h scale, sapphire crystal anti-reflective on both sides, screw down case back, crown with logo, water resistant 200 m (20 ATM)
- Dial / Hands – Black, Arabic numbers as well as indexes and hands coated with white Superluminova, sweep second hand in orange with white Superluminova dot
- Attachment – Black padded leather strap with brushed steel buckle
- Uniqueness – 42 mm case diameter, colored triangles indicating direction for function adjustment, engraved with the logos of Russian space authories: Russian Space Agency and Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonauts Star City Training Center
- Packing – Leather box with cushion, manual, international warranty card
- Options – 647.10.11 LF PROF leather strap with folding buckle “Professional”
- Thickness – 12.5mm
- Weight – 110g with leather strap
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