Established in 1912 by Walter Vogt and headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland, Fortis is known for its hard-wearing tool watches. An early adopter of John Hardwood's automatic movement, it has also been designing chronographs since the 1930s.

The particular chronograph we have here, a modern B-42 Cosmonauts Limited Art Edition Planet, features cosmos-inspired artwork by German painter Gerd Winner. Housed in a 42mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a unidirectional count-up bezel, it features a silver and black 'atom' dial with an inner tachymeter scale along the rehaut, silver circle indices, a white 'baton' handset, and plenty of lume. A triple-register chronograph hand a day-date display powered by the Valjoux 7750 automatic movement make timing a cinch. 

Paired to a black rubber strap with a signed titanium push-button deployant clasp, the B-42 Cosmonauts Limited Art Edition Planet comes with its factory goodies — including a certificate attesting to its performance during tests at the Yu. A Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Moscow. 

Searching for a cool, blacked-out chronograph with a compelling backstory and a bit of artistic flair? This is it, people!