Porsche Design PO11

Bullseye1

So I was watching my old "The Professionals" DVDs and I noticed Doyle and Bodie wore a nice looking Chrono on black bracelet. Alittle bit of searching and I find that it's a Porsche Design PO11. Anyone ever come across this make before?

Here is the original watch.


http://www.watches.co.uk/archived-watch/11142/porsche-design-po11-chronograph-25th-anniversary-limited-edition-6625.11/

Here is a picture of the 25th Aniversary edition.

MiCr0

The porsche design group design all kinds of things, they just released a 1200usd blackberry. They do similar work with lacie for hard drives.

They have also done some interesting watch stuff, generally using other groups for the manufacturer and movements.

This is from memory, so perhaps I'm confusing them with someone else.

I did nearly buy a €110 PD kettle, but it wasn't any good at pouring or boiling water.
It looked great and was manufactured by Siemens.

bogmanfan

Porsche Design watches are quite highly regarded. They are designed by Porsche and these days are manufactured by Eterna. Up until a few years ago they were made by IWC.
They're not very popular here though, and Ernest Jones in Dundrum have some at 50% off. I had a quartz chrono for a while. Very nice, and very well put together.

Eoin

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Here is a picture of the 25th Aniversary edition.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/rjbreslin/cf6537bf.jpg

I think that looks fantastic. 44mm case, if I found the right one on their site, which I think is a great size.

MiCr0 wrote:

I did nearly buy a €110 PD kettle, but it wasn't any good at pouring or boiling water.

But apart from that, it was a great kettle!

MiCr0

Eoin wrote: »

Bullseye1 wrote: »

MiCr0 wrote:

I did nearly buy a €110 PD kettle, but it wasn't any good at pouring or boiling water.

But apart from that, it was a great kettle!

I kept saying that to my wife, she just didn't get it.
Who cares about function over form?

Monty Burnz

bogmanfan wrote: »

Porsche Design watches are quite highly regarded. They are designed by Porsche and these days are manufactured by Eterna. Up until a few years ago they were made by IWC.
They're not very popular here though, and Ernest Jones in Dundrum have some at 50% off. I had a quartz chrono for a while. Very nice, and very well put together.

Did I hear that PD have actually bought Eterna?

Anjobe

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Did I hear that PD have actually bought Eterna?

Correct, Eterna are now owned by Porsche Design.

CarltonBrowne

Porsche Design were also manufactured by Orfina at one point; not sure if this was before or after IWC but I suspect before. I believe the Professionals watch was made by Orfina.

CarltonBrowne

I seem to remember reading somewhere that one of the things that defines a true WIS is somebody who believes that Porsches were manufactured by Orfina, IWC or Eterna and that Ferraris were made either by Girard-Perregaux or Panerai.

Fabritzo

Weirs have a couple of second hand Porsche Design watches on Grafton street, anyone know which they are? I think they're plain faces, not chrono, one black, one stainless steel colour.

Wibbs

One of my watch regrets and I have many, was selling an Orfina Bund issued chrono many moons ago. Lovely watch. Though maybe it's my weak wrist, but none of the Porsche designed stuff looked right on me. NO idea why. Though I do look odd in their cars too and could never get on with them so maybe that's it. No class on my part.