Porsche Design - History, Models and Owners' Reviews

Watches and cars are often winning combinations and without originality I am one of them… For a long time I have wondered about the opportunity to buy a Porsche Design watch whose name alone indicates that it is neither a Porsche nor a watch… In fact, it is quickly understood that Porsche has approached the best watchmakers to offer models with an aesthetic in line with the brand… This one is an Eterna – one of the most underrated historic brands – with quartz with a simple, radical style, all roundness and geometry… like a Porsche 911… Ah, does love make you blind? I don’t think so… The quality of manufacture, the purity of the white dial, a screw-down crown, a sapphire crystal… It has everything going for it except an engine worthy of the name… a bit like a 912. All it is missing is its original strap that I have not given up hope of finding one day… during a ride in a Porsche ;-)

One day, I will have it as a famous ad says! While browsing the aisles of the Besançon watch fair during the 24 Heures du Temps, I came across it, or rather, it got its hands on it ;-) For a few years, I had been looking for the strap for this model - in quartz version and white dial - and I hit the jackpot with this one... Self-winding caliber derived from the ETA 2824, tritium index that is starting to turn gold... all that with the original case and additional links... What more could you ask for? We can always quibble about the fact that 3 indexes (3, 4, 5) are broken and that the bezel is in its original condition... But that is exactly what I am looking for, a watch in its original condition - but not too much - and which has been eating away at my brain for years! The budget is certainly modest and Chrono24 presents them around €1,000. This is where, if you take the trouble, you can find cheaper and above all have a completely unexpected shopping experience... It's quite a story to buy a vintage watch. What I like above all is its look, its line of purity, even simplicity, very 80s. The dial perfectly matches this clean aesthetic, almost brutal but whose curves make it feminine... So, Porsche Design, it's not a Porsche, but is it a "real" watch? Let's look at the lineage of Porsche Design since its beginnings in the 70s, Porsche Design by Orfina, by IWC, by Eterna... so many monuments of the watchmaking industry at the service of a car manufacturer at the top of its art today but which was just as moribund as these Swiss brands at the same time! The historical dimension undoubtedly weighs in my interest for this watch which combines interest in watches and cars... I could see myself driving a 928S MK1 with this Porsche Design... A waking dream for a completely different budget ;-)

A big fan of car racing and the Porsche brand in particular, I had the opportunity, with the help of a friend working in a dealership, to treat myself to this watch labeled Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. It is a quartz watch, without watchmaking prestige but with a look reminiscent of the GT3 Cup version 996. I like its relatively simple look, very readable, a bit like a Porsche 911. The tire pattern strap adds a sporty dimension to the watch and the little secret that I really like is the buckle marked 936... A tribute, for connoisseurs, to the Porsche 936 racing car that raced in the mid-70s and which crowned the first victory of a turbo engine at the 24 Hours of Le Mans... This watch is an extension of my passion for cars and Porsche, more than for the watch itself 🤷🏻‍♂️