used in Chronotimer Series 1 . The user can opt for a glass-bead blasted natural titanium or a black titanium case coated in titanium carbide via a PVD-process .
THE STRAPS Next , the customer chooses his or her strap .
Bands can be titanium or leather and are offered in three sizes with up to 300 different configurations . All leather straps ( with butterfly clasp ) are crafted from the same hides Porsche uses for its car interiors and come in the fourteen official interior colors of the current Porsche 911 series . Leather wristband stitching is offered in the nineteen different colors of genuine Porsche yarn .
DIALS AND BEZELS Porsche Design has created dial options for the program that start with the matte black look of the current Chronotimer Series 1 , with its minutes counter at the top of the dial , hour counter at the 6 o ’ clock position and running seconds at 9 o ’ clock .
But the user can add color using one of many colorful inlaid ring options , with colors based on those used on the current Porsche 911 , to frame the black dial to either complement or contrast the choice of strap . More dramatically , the watch collector then opts for either a brushed bezel or a black tachymeter bezel set with minute markers in the style of the design-defining classic speedometer developed by F . A . Porsche .
Each custom-built timepiece can be further individualized with a laser engraving on the back of the case as well as on the exclusive watch box , according to Bergmann .
“ If desired , the corresponding car visuals , a graphic logo or the fonts and lettering featured on the rear of the customer ’ s car can also be applied to the watch box ,” he adds .
PORSCHE AND PORSCHE DESIGN While watch collectors have long heard about buying “ a racecar for the wrist ,” from makers of auto-influenced watches , Porsche Design is confident that its new online configurator comes closest to the truth of that metaphor .
“ Customers who order their own custom-built Porsche Design chronograph will take a piece of the Porsche sports car lifestyle with them when not behind the wheel ,” notes Novak .
The direct relationship between the watch and the car is undeniable , he adds .
“ The experience of designing a Porsche Design masterpiece based on the current 992 generation is one-of-a-kind – from the rotor and bezel to the genuine Porsche leather straps ,” he adds . The program will be expanded to include additional Porsche models in the near future .
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