It?s been awhile since we?ve heard from Fortis, who had a big year in 2020 with the introduction of the entirely new Flieger collection. These aviation inspired watches were notable for a lot of reasons, but the thing that really jumps out at me was that they offered a variety of choices to Fortis customers right off the bat, and the lineup was refined and simple (in the best way). You had the F-39 (with a smaller footprint measuring 39mm), the F-41 (guess the size of this one?) and a larger F-43 offering a choice of GMT or chronograph complications. Something very much for everyone, as long as everyone wants an aviation watch based on classic flieger tropes but with some modern design flourishes. You could even have it in any color you like, as long as it’s gray. Until now, that is, with the new F-39 and F-41 ?Midnight Blue? editions, which were just unveiled. 
We covered the Flieger collection fairly extensively when they were released throughout 2020, so be sure to check out those stories if you missed anything, including Blake?s thorough review of the F-39, F-41, and the F-43 Bicompax Chronograph from earlier this year. To sum up, though, these watches can be thought of as Fortis?s interpretation of pure, modern, tool watches. They?re big and chunky (even the small one), but tough, and made well. And they?ve done a difficult thing, which is to invent a cohesive design language almost out of the blue, which is very much on display here in the ?Synchrolin...