Motor Sports
By Gary Girdvainis
PORSCHE DESIGN AT LAGUNA SECA
THE NEW CHRONOTIMER RENNSPORT REUNION VI LIMITED EDITION WAS
THE OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE TIMEPIECE AT THE FAMED PORSCHE EVENT.
T
he Porsche Rennsport Reunion at Laguna Seca is the world’s largest
gathering of vintage and recent Porsche racecars. The event, which
was held this past September, always attracts those individuals who
have designed, engineered, and driven Porsche’s to victory in the world’s
most famous sports car races.
As introduced earlier this year, Porsche Design celebrates the Reunion with
its Chronotimer Rennsport Reunion VI Limited Edition. The watch, designed
exclusively for the event and named the official commemorative timepiece
of RRVI, is the third edition Rennsport Reunion watch from Porsche Design.
Both previous editions sold out quickly, making each watch an immediate
collector’s item. Expect this pattern to return with this new edition.
Available only in the United States, only seventy of these watches
(correlating with the 70th Anniversary of Porsche Sports Cars) will ever
be made, according to Porsche Design.
In this latest release, Porsche Design brings racing to the wrist in a way
that integrates a splash of color in contrast to the ebony main. With the
current ubiquity of the black liveried watch, it’s worth noting that long
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