Introducing the REC 901 RS Limited Edition Made From a Salvaged ?73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Denmark?s REC Watches salvages materials from interesting and significant cars and planes and builds watches with them. Somehow they got their hands on a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, one of the most coveted and collectible 911s; very few remain in tact. The specific Porsche REC took parts from raced at the Monte-Carlo Rally in 1976 and 77, as well as the Lombard RAC Rally in 1976. Not your ordinary Porsche, to say the least.
Rallies, however, are dirty, off-road, car-bashing affairs, so this specific car needed a lot of love. Restoration started in 1982 in Denmark, and it took three decades to get it done. REC salvaged some of the left over parts and put them into the 901 RS watch. The watch, priced at $1,995, offered a way into owning a tiny piece of this significant Porsche, but all 250 of the limited edition were gone in just six days. The rest of us will have to settle for photos. Rally de Monte-Carlo, 1976.
Because the Porsche 911 is heralded as one of the greatest designs of all time?and not just for cars, but among all industrial objects?riffing on its forms is a risky proposition. I?m happy to report that REC has done a great job.
The old Porsche material shows up in the dial. REC chose to cover this metal in a semi-transparent lacquer in order to freeze the patina in place. If you?re looking at a photo, it?s the scratchy dark gray material just inside the yellow surround.
Those who know older Porsche 911s will recognize the fuel gauge-style power reser...
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