The elegant Porsche Design 1919 wristwatches are named after the founding year of the Bauhaus art movement, which was founded as a school in 1919 in Weimar, Germany by Walter Gropius. The watch embodies the philosophy of the famous movement that has developed a recognizable style. This one was heavily influenced by usability and tried to connect art and practical design work. This philosophy is also followed by the new Porsche wristwatches, which, like their cars, are not cheap. You'll need to shell out at least US$3,400 for a single one.
Which means in the world of architecture the Bauhaus movement, in the automotive world, means Porsche. These are two institutions that have had a significant impact on the times in which we live. Elegant watches Porsche Design 1919 are a tribute to the aforementioned movement, which is considered the greatest design institution of the 20th century, as it turned all the thinking of artists at the time upside down and transformed them into useful and simple. Bauhaus works thus became "trumpets, bells, crowns, spring saffrons and bodies" in architecture. modernism or functionalism.
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Porsche offered within the Design 1919 line two series of wristwatches, namely four models that hide under the name Datetimer, and four under the name Globetimer. They are all similar in appearance, yet different enough. Kind of in the style of Porsche cars, which are all the same in a sense, and yet so very different. All eight watches are made from titanium and has a dial diameter of 42 mm, and the strap is available in leather or rubber.
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