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Fortis F-43 Jumping Hour Limited Edition Watches Hands-On
For 2013 Swiss Fortis?releases two new limited edition Jumping Hour watches based on the system developed for the recent Fortis B-47 Mysterious Planets watch. These new watches are in the F-43 collection and are more plainly just called the Jumping Hour Limited Edition pieces. Two versions are available, one with a partially skeletonized dial, and one with a solid black dial with concentric circles as a dial texture. Is this a watch for you?The jumping hour system is rather efficient. Built on a base Swiss ETA 2824, Fortis developed a module that turned the hour handling into a jumping disc with a window that moves over the hour markers. In the middle of the dial is still a central minute hand. When the minute hand reaches the end of the hour, the hour disc jumps in one smooth motion to the next hour indicator. Reading the time is pleasant and surprisingly enjoyable. It isn’t a watch for everyone, but Fortis wouldn’t be Fortis if they didn’t mix in some cool avant gar
Breitling Ambassador & Watch Collector Brad Pitt Makes The Pursuit Of Precision Cool
Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for BreitlingIf you’ve seen Brad Pitt on-screen (and I’m not sure I know anyone who hasn’t), you have a pretty good idea of what Brad Pitt is like in real life. At least that was my experience when I had a rare opportunity to interview the megastar actor in Los Angeles. Pitt also happens to be a known wristwatch aficionado - so the conversation proved interesting, given that the context was timepieces. The occasion was Breitling formally unveiling Brad Pitt as its newest brand ambassador as part of the brand’s Hollywood “squad” during a recent Breitling Summit event here in LA.Pitt didn’t want to speak with many members of the media, and my understanding is that, at the time, he only wanted to speak with a select number of watch journalists - myself being one of them. While waiting to meet him, I started to ponder if I could recall any special watches he wore during movies. What came to mind was the quirky l