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Fortis, Andora in Space Stratoliner, Switzerland, 1992

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 EUR Estimated At:640.00 - 800.00 EUR
Fortis, Andora in Space Stratoliner, Switzerland, 1992
Fortis Stratoliner Automatic Chronograph, Lemania 5100
Switzerland, 1992
Hour, minute, small second, date, chronograph, tachymeter
White dial with polychrome space motives, black hand, rocket hand and two white luminescent hands
Hardened, raised mineral glass
Waterproof 100 m depth
Watch case and pin buckle of stainless steel
Black leather strap
Original box, instruction, Space Expedition Andora sheet with numbering ‘Edition XXXII/C’
Dimensions: 39 mm (watch case diameter), 18 mm (height), ca. 24 cm (strap length), 20 mm (lugs width)
Total weight: 71 g
Good condition with slight traces of wear, strap stronger traces of wear
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
Designed by the German artist Andora for the art project ‘West in Space’

This ‘ANDORA in Space’ Stratoliner Automatic-Chronograph was manufactured in 1992 by Fortis in Switzerland. The watch of the type Lemania 5100 possesses of a white dial with polychrome space motives designed by the German artist Andora for the art project ‘West in Space’. All participants of the project, artists and technicians have worn this watch. The base of the watch bears the date of the mission, 30.10.1992. The predecessor of this watch of the Swiss watch maker Fortis was already worn during the first days of US aerospace. The watch has got hardened, raised mineral glass and is waterproof up to a depth of 100 meters. The edition of the ‘ANDORA in Space’ Stratoliner is limited to 100 pieces and this piece carries the edition no. 32.



The watch case is 39 mm in diameter and 18 mm in height. The watch is 71 gram in total weight. The strap is ca. 24 cm long. The watch is overall in good condition with small scratches on the lower side of the watch case. The strap shows clear traces of wear. The watch was fully functional during a short in-house-test; however, Auctionata does not assume guarantee for the accuracy and long-term functionality. The watch is delivered in the original box, including the instruction and the Space Expedition Andora sheet with the numbering.

Andora (b. 1958)

Grown up as Andreas Hoge in Berlin-East, in the course of his career the artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut put on the pseudonym Andora. Accused of preparing for the flight from the GDR, he was expatriated to Berlin-West. He studied social education from 1980 until 1984. Afterwards, he started creating his first paintings that were of neo-expressionist manner. Later, conceptual installations and video techniques succeeded. Andora left the traditional canvas as a painting surface in the 90s and entered the three-dimensional reality with his pictorial language of bizarre creatures of a comic-like world and painted everyday objects. He accepted various commissions by large corporations, for example by WEST. This culminated in painting a Russian Proton rocket, which was then shot into space. Today, Andora lives and works in Berlin.

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