Photo Report: Porsche and Watch Spotting at Rally Point East’s Third Annual Porscheast

The beauty of collecting is that it can totally be specific to you. There isn’t a right or wrong way of doing it. Just pick your lane, whether that be enjoying your collective interests from a thirty thousand foot view above or really getting into the niche weeds, and stick with it. Or not! Again, that’s the beauty of it all – you can zig and zag. Porsche enthusiasts know this all too well. One Porsche enthusiast can enjoy the brand for what it is; a powerful piece of German engineering known for its precise-handling, longevity and entertaining driving experience. You can also meet another Porsche enthusiast that can be hyper focused into one little definitive area of the brand whose interest can oftentimes spark a spirited debate with another fellow Porsche compatriot with a conflicting keenness. Vintage versus Modern. Air-Cooled versus Water-Cooled. 959 versus 964 (insert any other Porsche model debate here). Stock versus Mod. So on and so forth. However despite the differences, it’s the deep enthusiasm that binds everyone together.

A couple of weekends ago, Rally Point East hosted their third annual Porscheast event, bringing together all sorts of enthusiasts and radical Porsches alike. Situated in Westhampton Beach, Rally Point East is an automotive club that provides a space for like-minded individuals to gather and talk about all things cars and other adjacent interests. The club offers a suite of perks to its members not limited to vehicle storage, viewing parties and a destination to drive to, or as the folks at Rally Point East like to call it, “A home for the drive.”

No matter who I encountered at the event, their affable energy was sky-high, and their enthusiasm for Porsche was even higher. From chatting with the gentleman who drove in a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder to the folks over at Ryan Friedman Motor Cars who brought in an eye-catching 1-of-1 paint-to-sample Speedster, there was always something intriguing to take away from the conversation. Including the fleet of Porsches parked side by side, Rally Point East also hosted several creatives and brands whose ethos most certainly intersects the Porsche brand and the automotive world including artwork by Madrid-based painter, Manu Campa, auto-inspired apparel brand (and friend of W&W) STANDARD H, and the go-to spot for vintage watches (and more recently the historical breakdown of the Aloha Shirt), as well as the main sponsor of Porscheast III, Analog:Shift.

With A:S acting as an additional amiable host, you can bet that there was also some heat on people’s wrist. Of course “The Crown” was well represented amongst the attendees, but there were also some off-the-beaten-track pieces that I came across as well, including some killer vintage Heuers. For all the sights and scenes from Porscheast III, scroll through below and let us know in the comments what were your favorite Porsches and wrist-checks from the show.