1970s Porsche Design by Orfina Chronograph 1

Founded in 1972 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, son of the legendary automaker, Porsche Design was born out of a desire to design distinctive products following the Bauhaus philosophy, which states that form follows function. The first product released by Porsche Design was a timepiece known as the Chronograph I. Designed by Porsche, the Chronograph I was built by Orfina and initially released in 1973.

The Porsche Design Chronograph 1 has a stainless steel, black PVD-coated case with a solid stainless steel case back and a mineral crystal. The dial is matte black, with three sub-registers at the 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions, tritium lume on the hour markers, and both day
and date windows.  A Valjoux 7750 movement powers this timepiece and features the early dial script with Orfina above the day and date windows with the Porsche Design script beneath.

This Porsche Design Chronograph 1 has recently returned from a movement service and dates to an early 1970s production period, between 1972-1975, featuring the Valjoux 7750 movement and the Porsche Design text rather than the logo.  Included with this timepiece is an aftermarket Strap Habit rubber and nylon strap.