Heuer Pasadena
Heuer Pasadena
The Heuer Pasadena is “strongly inspired” by the Porsche Design Chronograph 1, a revolutionary watch designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, better known as the designer of the iconic Porsche 911. In 1972 Porsche AG became a public company and implemented a policy that removed the family from management of the company, and so Ferdinand branched out on his own and established an industrial design business called Porsche Design. And one of the first products by Porsche Design was a new all-black Chronograph 1.
Clearly inspired by the Chronograph 1, the Pasadena has a large 41mm steel case with a lug-less design. While there was a stainless steel model, the best-known Pasadena is the blackened model. What’s not clear is what type of black coating is used, although consensus seems to be that the base steel is anodised rather than coated via Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). Today, the term PVD is commonly used to describe a black coating, but PVD is a method of applying a coating, not the coating itself.
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