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Porsche Design Chronotimer Automatic Watch

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RayF

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Jun 10, 2020

One could buy this nice Porsche Design Automatic Chronometer for $1,399 or, one could instead buy 15.7 Ingersoll Grafton Quartz Chronographs for the same price. Just think about that for a moment...

Jun 10, 2020

JJSS

Jun 10, 2020

RayFIngersoll it is! :) Plus the boxes will be useful for storing what would be left of my dignity

Jun 10, 2020

RayF

22218

Jun 11, 2020

JJSSFinally! Someone finds a good use for those damn boxes!

Jun 11, 2020

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4-30

Jun 11, 2020

RayFingersoll is just as cartoonish

Jun 11, 2020

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RayF

22218

Jun 11, 2020

4-30 You'll have to 'splain that one to me.

Jun 11, 2020

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JAone

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Jun 11, 2020

RayFI was just thinking that after jumping to the defence of Ingersoll. Although I still like manufacturers who don't have car names all over their watches.(except Kia that is!) At this price surely there must be a Rado,Tissot, Longines ,Raymond Weil,Oris or some automatic chrono that could be competitive at this "not that low" price point. Just looked at a Junghans Meister Pilot chrono, not sure if the price would be competitive but more preferable to this watch IMO.

Jun 11, 2020

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RayF

22218

Jun 11, 2020

JAone I'm not entirely anti-Ingersoll (I purchased the first one MD offered) but, I doubt I'd purchase another at this point. They work, they're just not that appealing to me. As to the Porsche Design above, it's name is both a blessing and a curse. To those in the know, it's an excellent watch--worth every penny, especially at the price MD is asking for it...

Those who see it as Porsche watch for Porsche owners looking to flash the brand, are missing the point; this isn't a BMW Ice watch. However, comparing retail prices in the $4,750-ish range, my first choice would be a Speedmaster Professional, hands-down:

That's not to say a Speedmaster is a better watch, frankly it comes up short by comparison (manual wind vs automatic; hesalite crystal vs sapphire), but for people who are crazy about Speedmasters (like people who are crazy about Porsche Design) it's a matter of preference. On the other hand, if MD was selling four-thousand dollar Speedmasters for $1,400, I'd be wearing one, rather than just writing about them.

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Jun 11, 2020