Fortis has never been afraid to go outside the box with some of their dial designs and concepts. Once creating a watch for vampires watch, very limited edition. The Fortis IQ is another unique concept that has a dark green face designed to resemble a classrooms blackboard. The numerals are stylized to look like chalk marks in different mathematical themes. The IQ watch is PVD coated and comes on a unique black leather strap. This is a very “out of the box” concept by Fortis who are no strangers to unique concept watches. This is a limited run of 999 total pieces and comes in around $1,500 MSRP. Not bad for a limited run using an ETA 2824-2 automatic movement. The lume on the watch on is not as good as some others, this is to be expected by the nature of the design. There is a small date window tucked into the 3 o’clock position. Great concept, worth a look if you can find one.

Pros - Price point, likely to be the only one in your city (maybe state) to own one, good value.

Consideration - PVD looks great, but the durability is still out for debate.

  Fortis nailed it with the Flieger Automatic, a very well executed aviation style watch. Flieger itself refers to a pilot’s or aviator’s watch. This Flieger is only 40mm, but the dial is vast, extending almost the same width of the case diameter. The dial has a matte black finish, with Arabic numerals, indices, and hands applied with green SuperLuminova. The seconds hand is done in vibrant orange, giving the Flieger a little added flair. The dial is crystal clear through the AR (anti-reflective) coated sapphire crystal. There is a nice oversized crown common with aviation styled watches.

  Something a little different about this Flieger than most others on the market is the sandblasted case finish. Sandblasted cases have a more dull gray finish, without brushed lines, opposed to the usual more shiny brushed finishes. This finish gives the Flieger Automatic a little something extra to further distance itself from other fliegers on the market. Inside the screw down case back is an ETA 2824-2 automatic movement. Each watch is individually numbered and is water resistant to 200m. The watch comes on a decent leather strap, nothing overly special here. A watches hands will sometimes get overlooked in reviews, not this time! Fortis did an excellent job in designing the hands, very crisp and easy to read. They stand out quite nicely.

  If you are in the market for a aviation styled watch the Flieger Automatic is definitely worth looking into. Fortis has always offered a good value with their watches.

Pros - Big open dial, ETA 2824-2, 200m water resistance, sandblasted.

Consideration - Lots of other watch options in the Flieger market.

   Fortis makes a great watch at very attractive price points. The B-42 Diver has a white face with numerals. One very striking feature of this watch are the blued hands and numerals. Do to the “blued” process the hands and numerals either look blue or black depending on how the light is reflecting off of them. The B-42 features a day and date display, not often found on a dive watches. This watch is powered by an ETA 2836-2 automatic movement that is visible through the exhibition display case back. The watch is offered on a black rubber strap, with a nice butterfly deployant (not to be confused with deployment) clasp. Fortis also offers the B-42 Diver on a bracelet, a seriously hefty, well made bracelet. The B-42 offers an overall fantastic value and is a well built watch.

Pros - Price point, well constructed, see through case back.

Consideration - Would like to see more lume for a dive watch.