Porsche Design Chronograph 1 Utility - Limited Edition for Hodinkee 41mm, Titanium and Leather

Our new Chronograph 1 Utility features a 40.8mm case in bead-blasted titanium, left uncoated for a soft gray finish. The dial maintains the same instrument-first proportions as the earliest references, as well as the period-correct typeface for the “UTILITY” designation. One detail for the sharp-eyed: certain original pieces once marked their tritium lume with a small dial indication. This watch carries its own version of that same idea for its case material — a quiet "Ti," in the historic type, marking the titanium used throughout the case and bracelet. And under the date window, the dial reads "Porsche Design for Hodinkee", a nod to the way certain original Orfina-produced pieces carried their retailer's name directly on the dial. The date window shows both English and German days of the week, a small nod to our partnership with Porsche Design. The outer chapter ring carries a 12-hour scale rather than a tachymeter — like most of the originals — for a watch meant to track how much time has passed, not how quickly you covered a mile. Last but certainly not least, the watch is water-resistant, allowing it to be fully operational underwater up to 100m (or 330ft). The Chronograph 1 Utility – Limited Edition for Hodinkee is sold with both a matching 22mm bead-blasted titanium bracelet and a classic leather bund strap, as with the original Porsche Design Military watches.