Showing the support for Porsche Motorsport in its 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017, Chopard launches the Superfast Power Control Porsche 919 HF edition.
 
The thing I would like to start with is that I have never been a huge enthusiast of this collection. It simply didn’t seem to be my cup of tea – chunky and massive racing watch. I just literally thought, nothing can make me like the Superfast collection. However, somewhere in time 2015, new watch appeared – it was Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx edition with blue details (Hands-on review). Since that time, I started admiring some of the watches from this collection.

This year’s model has been presented with the power reserve indicator and date display, besides the central time hands. I really like its sturdy and extremely lightweight 45mm titanium case, reinforced by a black DLC treatment and secured by 8 PVD-coated steel screws. Despite, having mean and stealthy appearance, the watch itself is incredibly legible due to over-sized arabic numerals and hour markers.
The Porsche 919 is powered by a 2-litre, 400hp V4 turbo engine, coupled with a 500hp electric engine. Chopard calibre 01.11-M is also a hybrid. It was entirely developed, produced and assembled within the workshops of Fleurier Ebauches and represents a watershed between two generations of materials. It is made of brass and steel, with a silicon oxide escapement at its heart. The turbochargers of the 919 are maintained at optimal rp...