The entire look is bolstered by the original PD link logo as well as the day and date complication. Inside beats the mechanical link WERK 01.240 movement. This is a certified chronometer with a 48-hour power reserve made by the Swiss firm Concepto and is finished at Porsche link Design's own manufacturer in Solothurn.
The link titanium 3511, which Christian Schwamkrug called "very rare," is aesthetically not to my taste, but may hold value better over link time and seem link to show wear far less than the anodized aluminum or aluminum heads on Delrin bracelets. Recent sales of the 3511 online have ranged wildly from $3,500 (with box and papers) to $8,000 within recent months. I'd imagine that $5,000 or lower is a fair price if you're patient.
Like many brands, Rolex produced gilt dials for its sports watches in the early '60s, including Subs. These dials were produced by a time-intensive process that exposed the underlying metal of the link dial blank. Since the technique link exposes the blank brass underneath the dial's face, this often results in golden text and markers. A lacquer is also added, giving the black link dial a "glossy," shiny finish.
In blue or silver, the Fiftysix Self-Winding is dressy, but not in a formal way. While I wouldn't call link this a sport watch, even within the confines of the VC line up, it's also not really a dress watch. link In taking such a strong dose of inspiration from the 1950s, the Fiftysix Self-Winding leans on the versatility of that era's designs, rather than conforming to somewhat more link modern delineations between various sub-categories of steel watches.
The HYT Hastroid Supernova Blue is sizable. Its anthracite-coated titanium and carbon case measures 48mm wide, 52mm long, and 17.2mm tall, but when you see all that case contains, and the complexities of the case itself (with 64 components), it's easy link to understand why it's so large. The case features a domed crystal on the front and caseback to reveal the inner workings of the link calibre HYT 501-CM that powers the bellows operating the liquid link hour display.
The wood sample in the timepiece originates from an oak, William & Mary slope-front bureau desk drawer thought to date back to the early 18th century. My father's paternal grandmother received it as a gift upon link her retirement as Headmistress from a school she had founded for girls in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire. It was given to my father in 1975 upon his return link to the U.K. after his year's visiting fellowship to Caltech, link Pasadena, and would remain with him until his death in 2018.