Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1 Rennsport Reunion V Limited Edition Watch
If your love of watches is grounded in a wider love of all things luxury, the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V is an event you'd be mad to miss! Held every three years, the reunion brings together the finest examples of Porsche automobiles to ever roll off the production line. Well known for its creations not always completely related?to motoring, Porsche Design is releasing a new watch to commemorate this emotive event. The Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1 Rennsport Reunion V Limited Edition watch follows in the footsteps of the 1972, and 1980 chronograph releases by Porsche Design. But before we delve into the technical and aesthetic specifications of this new luxury timepiece, let's take a look at the event itself and what it stands for.Held September 25th to 27th, 2015, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V is the world's largest gathering of significant Porsche race cars and the drivers that drove them in competition (very often to

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