Fortis

European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1993 BF 117
Art & Space : the Proton rocket recently launched from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan and entirely decorated (on 300 sq.m.) by a team of artists composed of Andora (Germany), Tchingis Aitmatov (Kirghizia) and Juni Leidermann (Russia) carried, along with a weather satellite, 500 microfilms of cultural works, a packet of “West” cigarettes and the dial of a Fortis “West in Space” watch. Fortis furthermore received an order for a limited edition of 200 seifwinding chronographs featuring drawings by Andora and designed to mark the event. (FORTIS)