Warming Up for the GP Ice Race 2023: Porsche Design Launches Limited Edition of Chronograph 1 Porsche Design is once again the official timing partner of the GP Ice Race in Zell am See, Austria, in January 2023. For the fourth new edition of the legendary ice race, the European design brand is presenting a special edition of its Chronograph 1 in a limited edition of 250 pieces. The focus in... Read the article Jan 4, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler
Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is... Read the article Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime
Porsche Design Chronograph 1 – 911 Dakar Taking History Into The Future The Dakar Rally is one of the most demanding races in the world. Finishing the race alone is considered an achievement and requires man and machine to both be at their best. It is also an event in which Porsche made history in 1984 when the brand took first place overall with the 4×4 953... Read the article Dec 16, 2022 by Martin Green
Porsche Design Revs Up With Chronograph 1 – All Black Numbered Edition As a kick-off to the company’s 50th anniversary, Porsche Design presented the Chronograph 1 – 1972 Limited Edition at the beginning of the year. Already sold out, this automatic timepiece, limited to 500 pieces, was intended as a tribute to the brand’s first timepiece, the Chronograph I. When unveiled half a century ago, this debutante... Read the article May 20, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
Porsche Design: 50 Years of Making Things Better In 2022, Porsche Design is paying tribute to some of its most iconic product creations. Among them is a faithful re-edition of “the first all-black chronograph” from 1972, the legendary Chronograph 1. Read the article May 12, 2022 by WatchTime
Up and Away: We Review a Custom-Built Porsche Design Chronograph Inside a Porsche 911 Turbo S Porsche Design invites customers to configure chronographs according to their own wishes. We did just that to match the fastest and most expensive Porsche, the new 911 Turbo S. And we conquered the highest Alpine passes with the roadster, the watch and their special engines. It’s mid-July, but the weather forecast for the Stelvio Pass... Read the article Feb 14, 2022 by Jens Koch
Porsche Design Marks 50 Years with a Modern Re-Issue of its Legendary Chronograph 1 In 1972, Professor Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, the visionary behind the legendary Porsche 911, established his own design studio separate from the family carmaking business founded by his grandfather, intending to apply his signature design language to products beyond automobiles. The first and most iconic product to emerge from that studio was a wristwatch, simply called... Read the article Jan 18, 2022 by Mark Bernardo
2021, The Watch Year in Review: Eight Wordly Travel Watches By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of... Read the article Dec 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
The Long and Winding Road: How Porsche Design Became a Watchmaking Manufacture Porsche Design has been uniting the worlds of automotive design and horological innovation for nearly half a century, and its recent rebirth as an independent watchmaker takes the synergy to the next level. Scroll down for the full story. “If you analyze the function of an object,” Professor Ferdinand A. “Butzi” Porsche famously uttered, “its... Read the article Dec 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Nighttime Traveler: Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC All Black Porsche Design broke away from its primary mission of producing motorsports-inspired chronograph watches — while still remaining true to its automotive design DNA — with its 2019 launch of the 1919 Globetimer UTC, a cleverly engineered traveler’s watch offered in a handful of colorways and either a titanium or rose gold case. For the latest... Read the article Aug 1, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Father’s Day 2021: A Luxury Gift Guide for the Discerning Gentleman Father’s Day is upon us, and as always we at WatchTime hope we’ve provided ample choices over the year for those wishing to gift a timepiece to the fathers, grandfathers, and other important men in their circle. For those who may be looking for something else, we offer these curated, high-end offerings from our friends... Read the article Jun 17, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Sponsored: Porsche Design Revs Up with New Sport Chrono Collection Porsche Design adds to its collection of timepieces — which launched in 1972 with the iconic Chronograph I inspired by a Porsche 911 dashboard — with the introduction of the new Sport Chrono wristwatch collection alongside a revolutionary dashboard clock for the Porsche Panamera. The new product line includes a chronograph and a trio of... Read the article Dec 21, 2020 by WatchTime
Sports Cars for the Wrist: Porsche Design Launches Custom-Built Timepieces Program Professor F.A. Porsche, originator of the iconic Porsche 911, founded the Porsche Design Studio in 1972, intending to apply the principles of luxury automobile design to other accessories such as watches. With the launch of Porsche Design's new Custom-Built Timepiece program, the worlds of car and watch design have connected so seamlessly. Read the article Jul 1, 2020 by Mark Bernardo
Fathers’ Day 2020 Gift Guide: Luxurious Finds for the Modern Gentleman Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21, and if your busy schedule has left you struggling at this late date to come up with a gift idea for your dad, granddad, brother or son, WatchTime is here to assist. Obviously, we feel that our extensive watch coverage on this website, our print magazine, and our... Read the article Jun 19, 2020 by Mark Bernardo
2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW Eight GMT and Dual Time Watches That Wowed Us in 2019 As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 watches equipped with GMT... Read the article Dec 27, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
FEATURE 100 Years of Bauhaus: Modern Watches in the Anniversary Year The Bauhaus is turning 100 years old and watch brands are honoring the colorful heritage of this influential art school. In this feature from our WatchTime 2020 Design Special, on sale now, we explore the major contemporary timepieces with Bauhaus inspiration. Read the article Nov 3, 2019 by Maria-Bettina Eich
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas from WatchTime’s Friends and Partners Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 16, and if your busy schedule has left you struggling at this late date to come up with a gift idea for your dad, granddad, brother or son, WatchTime is here to assist. Obviously, we feel that our extensive watch coverage on this website, our print magazine, and our... Read the article Jun 14, 2019 by WatchTime
EVENTS: Join WatchTime at South Coast Plaza for “The Art of the Timepiece” on June 6, 2019 Summer has finally arrived, so why not join us for an evening celebrating “The Art of the Timepiece” at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California? South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall on the West Coast and features over 20 fine timepiece boutiques. From June 6 – 9, 2019, the luxury retail destination... Read the article May 30, 2019 by WatchTime
BASELWORLD 2019: Racing ‘Round the World: The Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC Although it made its name with sleekly engineered chronographs, Porsche Design has been dabbling in “travelers’ watches” since 1995, when it introduced a world-timer with an alarm. The latest globetrotting timepiece from the brand, founded by Ferdinand A. Porsche, inventor of the legendary 911 sports car, makes its debut at Baselworld 2019 this week and... Read the article Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
NEWS Motorsport Luxury: Porsche Design 911 Chronograph Timeless Machine Limited Edition Many watch companies have produced timepieces in partnership with automobile brands. Only one, however, can claim as direct a line to automotive heritage as Porsche Design. The luxury automaker rolled out the eighth-generation 911 earlier this week, and alongside it a new limited-edition companion for its drivers' wrists: the Porsche Design 911 Chronograph Timeless Machine. Read the article Nov 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
WATCH REVIEW Borrowed Time: Test Driving the Porsche Design Monobloc Actuator GMT Chronotimer Porsche Design watches have succeeded and failed to varying degrees over the years (and over many partnerships, with established watchmakers such as IWC and Eterna) at occupying that intersection between automotive and traditional watch design, but with the introduction of the Porsche Monobloc Actuator, the company hit a technological and horological home run. Read the article Nov 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
