Like 911s through the years, it expresses its lineage to the Chronograph 1 while still looking modern. This 1919 Chronotimer Flyback is wearable engineering. Then, another first, the Ocean 2000 was the first watch ever certified water resistant to 2000-meters.īutzi is no longer with us and Porsche Design is now a part of Porsche AG, but the company’s watches are still world-class. Later, the Porsche Design Compass had a watch face that flipped up to reveal a fluid-filled compass in the ground-breaking aluminum body. The imaginatively named, Chronograph 1 was the first PVD(Physical Vapor Deposition) coated watch, and not just PVD, but it was the first black watch, ever. Watches were one of the company’s first products. But, these aren’t co-branding exercises done for the sake of profit, everything Porsche Design touches pushes technological boundaries. In the last 50 years, the Porsche Design name has adorned everything from watches and sunglasses to toasters and mountain bikes. PD was founded in 1972, in Austria, the ancestral home of the Porsche family. Yes, it was started by Butzi Porsche, designer of the original 911, but it was a different company entirely. Porsche Design didn’t start as part of the car manufacturer. The brand does have a certain underserved stigma.Well priced for a luxury watch, but still a lot of dough.Available in either black or brown dial with matching leather band.Titanium provides the ruggedness of steel at a fraction the weight.An instant classic from a company known for innovation.
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