Reference 7177
The 7177 Military Chronograph was introduced in 1977 and was likely produced until 1991, when Porsche Design ended its partnership with Orfina. Subsequently, the “Prestige Watch International” signed pieces emerged.
The 7177 was available for retail purchase over the counter as well as issued directly through military organizations, as evidenced by the multiple military variants. However, these watches are often considered quasi-issued as the Baseline military dial was made available to the public to capitalize on the potential military affiliation.
There are ten main 7177 or military variants. These variants each feature the dial elements noted on the Baseline dial (having "MILITARY" , and the “circle-3H logo” printed on the dial) but have additional dial printing, and/or caseback engravings unique to each.
The 7177 military variants were identical to the civilian 7176 variant, including the case, except in five main ways:
- 1Available Finishes
- 2Caseback Engravings
- 3Central Chronograph-Minutes Hand and Hour Chronograph Hands
- 4Rehaut
- 5Dial
Reference 7177
