PORSCHE DESIGN by IWC Titanium Chronograph Moonphase ref.IW374201 cal.630

— The starting point of the titanium revolution —

In 1980, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche announced a model using titanium, a material with no precedent in wristwatches.

Bringing a light, strong material with a distinctive texture into a watch was an innovative challenge, and it went on to change the course of the sports watch considerably.

— The aesthetics of industrial design —

At the core of this watch is the industrial design philosophy Porsche Design has held to.

A case shape stripped of anything unnecessary, a dial construction that creates depth in stages, and a red chronograph seconds hand that balances legibility with accent.

All of it exists as the result of pursuing an equilibrium between function and beauty.

— An integrated titanium case —

The IW374201 is defined by a distinctive form in which the pushers are completely absorbed into a blasted titanium case.

By integrating case and controls, it removes visual noise and achieves a smooth form that clings to the wrist.

— The mechanical beat of the Cal.630 —

The Cal.630 is a quartz movement, yet it uses a mechanical construction for the chronograph section.

Start, stop and reset have the texture of a mechanical chronograph, and every operation gives a pleasing response.

— Functional beauty taken to its limit —

Light, strong titanium; a dial balancing legibility with beauty of form; and the movement of a mechanical chronograph.

The IW374201, in which Porsche Design's philosophy is concentrated, is less a watch than a high point of industrial design.

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