This year CHOPARD celebrates the 30th anniversary of its sponsorship of the Mille Miglia race between Brescia and Rome. Each year, CHOPARD celebrates the classic car race with a limited-edition sports watch. The Mille Miglia 2018 Race Edition is a numbered series with a COSC-certified movement that has a rate variation within -4 to +6 seconds per day. There will be 1,000 pieces in steel – marking the 1,000 miles of the race – and 100 pieces in 18k gold and steel, each with an inscription on the caseback: “Chopard & Mille Miglia 30 anni di passione.” The watch is designed as a tribute to classic automobiles, with a dashboard-inspired dial, a notched crown resembling a gas-tank cap, and chronograph pushers shaped like engine pistons. The strap is perforated in the style of driving gloves.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
Stainless steel or steel and 18k rose gold, 42 mm diameter, 12.67 mm thick. Steel or 18k rose gold screw-lock crown and pushers, glareproof sapphire crystal. Exhibition caseback with inscription “Chopard & Mille Miglia 30 anni di passione.” Water-resistant to 50 metres (5 bar/165 ft)
DIAL
Engine-turned anthracite with white transfer-printed railtrack markings and tachymeter scale. Red Mille Miglia logo, metallic black Arabic numerals with SuperLuminova. Rhodium-plated or gilded hands
MOVEMENT
Mechanical movement with automatic winding, 28,800 vib/h, 37 jewels, 42-hour power reserve. COSC certified chronometer
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date
BRACELET/STRAP
Perforated black calfskin leather with red stitching on top and Dunlop racing tire tread pattern underneath. Polished steel or 18k rose gold pin buckle