The cosmonaut rating adds a nice story to the Blancpain Replica watches , and lets you enjoy a little bit of the Walter Mitty that all watch geeks seem to have. (Wait till I get my Omega X-33 review posted!)There are a couple of nits I do have to pick with Fortis. Like some other old-guard companies, they won't sell over the net, so you can't find official prices or click-to-buy from an authorized dealer over the internet. I hope they see the light on this one, as this is annoying and a tad bit off-putting in my opinion. Secondly, the ETA movements they use are available in five grades, and from what I've seen, they're using the base grades. Still very good, but unspectacular as far as quality goes. That said, given their reasonable prices, this is something I can accept for workhorses like these. It's an honest Blancpain Replica watches that doesn't pretend to be fancy, and they survive abuse and wear very well.
Using the ETA 2893 movement, it adds a fourth hand for 24-hour time, often used for travel or UTC time (when you fly, UTC, or GMT, is used for weather, flight plans, instrument flight, ground control, and much more). The bi-directional bezel is marked with the 24-hour scale, so you can rotate it to track a third time zone. As with most Fortis watches, you get a stainless steel case, AR-coated sapphire crystal, screw-down crown and caseback, and superluminova hands and indices. This model has a glass caseback to view the movement, but still manages to be water resistant to 200m (660 ft) which I consider an impressive feat. At 42mm by 12.5mm, it's reasonably sized and slim enough to wear with cuffs.The Fortis B-42 Official CosmonautsLast up is the B-42 Official Cosmonauts, in titanium. Based on the ETA 2836-2 automatic movement, it has the nicely contrasting second hand, day and date, a timing bezel, 200m (660ft) water resistance, and an AR-coated sapphire crystal. The case is 42mm by 13mm, but due to the titanium, feels very light. I really like Blancpain Replica watches the rubber-coated black crown, and the face is legible and uncluttered.
