Porsche - original vintage 1990s ' heubach' hinged crest badge keyring with slate grey keyfob in used condition

NOW SOLD – sorry this keyring has now been sold and can no longer be ordered

An original Porsche keyring which we would think will have been produced in the 1990s .

Just this one keyring in this used condition to offer – when it has been sold this listing will be cancelled.

This keyring is in used condition – the leather at the top of the keyring through which the splitring passes has some considerable wear which will be fine for some time yet – particularly if the keyring is used in a car which is not in daily use .

This wear can be seen in the final enlarged high resolution listing photo and the listed price reflects the condition of this keyring .

These particular Porsche keyrings like this example are becoming increasingly more difficult to find .

These original ‘heubach’ Porsche crest keyrings with a vitreous enamel badge hinged onto a genuine leather keyfob with a little leather strap have now become very sought after .

The keyrings were produced with a black or slate grey leather keyfob – those in slate grey leather are considered to be more collectible although the black leather version could have been produced slightly earlier .

Please do not confuse these keyrings with the modern Porsche keyrings with the badge bonded ( not hinged ) onto the surface of the keyfob

This keyring is in fair condition with a vitreous enamel badge mounted onto a keyfob in genuine dark slate grey leather with the trademark ‘plumping’ effect within the keyfob .

The vitreous enamel badge is in excellent condition with no damage – if the keyring has had any use then the gilt plating on the badge will almost always have rubbed through to reveal the silver base metal beneath – just a ‘whiff’ of gilt plating was applied ,

The gilt plating on the raised areas of the badge on this keyring has disappeared – which tells us that the keyring has had some use .

The leather keyfob is in fair condition .

The little leather strap which retains the badge to the keyfob is another clue to the fact that the keyring has been used .

These leather straps protrude slightly proud of the general level of the front of the keyring and consequently receive more wear than the rest of the keyring .

As is almost always the case with one of these keyrings which has been used – the leather strap shows some wear as can be seen in the enlarged high resolution listing photos .

Additionally – the leather at the top of the keyring through which the splitring passes has some considerable wear which will be fine for some time yet – particularly if the keyring is used in a car which is not in daily use – there are many more miles left in this keyring yet !

The splitring itself has a polished bronze appearance – the thin nickel surface plating has worn from it .

It is difficult to date these keyrings exactly as they had a long period of issue but we are advised by one of our customers in Germany that examples in slate grey leather will most probably date from the 1990s – we are grateful for his input.

Keyrings like this one will be original & correct for use with the final late 1980s 911 Carrera 3.2s , together with all Carrera 964 & Carrera 993 cars and also 928, 994, 968 and early Boxster & 996 .

Original examples of these keyrings do appear on internet auction sites from time to time and sometimes at exorbitant prices – but rarely in particularly good condition .

Over the last 3 years the price of classic Porsche motor cars has risen before finally levelling out -this has been reflected in the demand for original keyrings like these to accompany those cars.

The keyring in the photos is the actual one which you will receive and will be perfectly serviceable for quite some time . SMOSO  00/57    04/24