Orfina Porsche Design Day Date Automatic New Old Stock worked in two tones —

worked in two tones — a silvered centre field against a deeper

Produced by Mido and sold under several trade names — West End among them — it houses the calibre 1300

It occupies a quieter corner of the vintage dive watch conversation than certain Genevan contemporaries

The original black surface has transformed over decades into a swirling landscape of deep charcoal

the dial and case both showing as close to original factory state as a vintage JLC can reasonably achieve

Orfina Porsche Design Day Date Automatic New Old Stock worked in two tones —Porsche Design's first venture into watchmaking, launched in 1972 in collaboration with Orfina, was a deliberate exercise in industrial design philosophy applied to the wrist. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man behind the 911's silhouette, brought the same principles that defined his automotive work: monochrome surfaces, maximum legibility, and a refusal of decoration for its own sake. The result looked like nothing else on the market, and largely