Watches Guides :Fortis Mars 500 Watch
August 22nd, 2011 | 
Posted by admin | 
Category: Recently the watchmaking brand Fortis has become the partner of the outstanding project “Mars-500”, which is a simulation of a manned flight to Mars. Within the framework of the project the “astronauts” undergo 14-days, 105-days and 520-days isolation in a special room whose
=============
Article Content:
Recently the watchmaking brand Fortis has become the partner of the outstanding project “Mars-500”, which is a simulation of a manned flight to Mars. Within the framework of the project the “astronauts” undergo 14-days, 105-days and 520-days isolation in a special room whose conditions are the same with those on board the spacecraft that has flown to Mars. This manned expedition, if possible, would be greatly different from a usual long term flight because of the distance that wouldn’t allow supplying the astronauts with food and water and helping them to solve off-optimum situations.
The project “Mars-500” helps the scientists to understand how man is going to solve different off-optimum situations during the flight owing to various experiments. Two stages of the project are already behind and now it is time for the longest phase of the project – the 520-days isolation.
The official partner of the project – the watchmaking brand Fortis – has produced a limited edition collection of watches dedicated to the project – В-42 Mars 500. The timepiece is housed by a 42-mm titanium case covered with black PVD-treatment. Both the front an back cases are protected with sapphire crystal. The timepiece is powered with an ETA 2836 movement providing 42 hours of power reserve.
The watch features a logo of the project, the logo of the “Roscosmos” company and the logo of Fortis. The designers and engineers from Fortis have been working on creation of a watch for astronauts since the 1990s. The special models by Fortis are resistant to various extreme temperature and atmospheric conditions. Since 1994 the Fortis Chronograph has been tested on board the space station.
Share This
———————
Tags:Fortis Watches, Men's Watches, Original Watches
| No Comments »