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The New Porsche Design Chronograph For The Car World

by Mark Knight May 31, 2022
written by Mark Knight

Few things go together with as much harmony as automobiles and watches. Porsche knows it better than most, which is why they’re among the very few carmakers to also create their own watches. This synergy doesn’t get that much closer than their very latest chronograph. This all starts with Porsche’s Exclusive Manufaktur bespoke personalization program for their cars.

This is quite a big deal… More car buyers these days (especially those who’d drop that much money on a Porsche) love to personalize their cars. Even tiny changes like choosing the paints and interior trim give your car a sense of personality that you can connect with. In fact, more than 90% of 911s are personalized in some shape or form, with hundreds of options available.

Making It Truly Yours

Extending this even further, and if you’re very lucky, you could even get a Porsche watch that has been personalized to match your car, too! This is quite rare, as bespoke watches typically cost hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Yet, despite costing much less, you can have this Porsche Design Chronograph be personalized with over 1.5-million unique combinations.

We’re not just talking about subtle colors and accents, either. You could have the leather on the straps, and even individual stitches are customized. Better still, Porsche could personalize it based on what trims you’ve used on your bespoke 911. Powered by the Porsche Design WERK 01.100 automatic movement, it’s just as performant of a timepiece as Porsche’s cars are on tarmac.

May 31, 2022 0 comment
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New Zenith DEFY Extreme E Island X Prix 1

by Mark Knight May 2, 2022
written by Mark Knight

Zenith’s DEFY series of watches remains to be one of the most high-tech timepieces that you can buy today. They’re well-known for their supremely accurate movements, plus their 1/100th of a second chronograph. The latter is certainly something that you don’t see every day. It’s fitting then that a timekeeping system as advanced as the DEFY is the workhorse behind Extreme E.

Currently, Extreme E is running in its second season, and they’re starting off with a bang on the rocky island of Sardinia. For those who don’t know, Extreme E is an all-electric rallying series. If you need some hints, just think of them as the Dakar, but with Mad Max-style EV Baja trucks. Since Zenith is the official timekeeper of Extreme E, celebrating the occasion is in good order.

All The Carbon Fibre You Ever Need

Inspired by the racing series that it now supports, Zenith’s new DEFY Extreme E Island X Prix 1 – a pretty complicated name, I know – is just as nerdy as the cars that partake in Extreme E. Its case is made from carbon fiber, including even the crown and chronograph pushers. Then, this is paired with titanium and orange accents, evoking the Sardinian landscape in mid-summer.

Underneath though, it’s still the same DEFY that we know and love. In a nutshell, it’s powered by the fastest automatic movement ever, beating at a speedy 5Hz. This is necessary, as you’ll find it hard to measure time at 1/100th of a second without a high-frequency caliber. If that’s not fast enough, consider that the chronograph runs on separate 50Hz escapement.

May 2, 2022 0 comment
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