The Sinn 556 would like a word
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
Put this next to a Sinn 556 and you see how close German-school pilot watches have drifted together. Black, legible, tough, sensible. The Fortis is 41 mm, adds a day-date, and gives you 200 m of water resistance, which is more than most flieger fans will ever need.
For me the day-date is a minus. Two windows on a pilot dial clutter what should be a clean, fast read. And at 41 mm on my wrist the lugs would land right on the edge. 11.6 mm thick is decent. The Sellita and its 38 hours are nothing to write home about at 2,250 dollars and up.
Fortis has real history, including watches on Russian space missions, and I like that the brand doesn't overplay it. Buy this if you've got a bigger wrist and want a pilot-style beater you can swim in. I'd take the Sinn.