Chopard’s limited edition watch is dedicated to the Mille Miglia race. The 2016 Mille Miglia took place on the scenic Brescia-Rome-Brescia route. To provide a new look and a lower price point, Chopard releases the watch in stainless steel.
The design is influenced by the classic cars of the beginning of the mid-20th century. The 46mm wears large on the wrist and features two chronograph pushers, fluted crown and a black dial with Arabic numerals and luminescent hands.
Although the design is beautiful, the COSC chronometer-certified Chopard Caliber 03.05-C, which was entirely developed, designed and assembled in Chord’s manufacture. A mechanical, self-winding movement equipped with a column wheel to drive the chronograph functions, it beats at a frequency of 28,800 mph and has 60 hours of power reserve.
About Chopard
It all began in 1860 in the small village of Sonvilier, Switzerland. Here Louis-Ulysse Chopard, a talented young craftsman, established his workshop. By virtue of their precision and reliability, his watches replica quickly gained a solid reputation among enthusiasts and found buyers as far afield as Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia.In 1921, the founder’s son, Paul Louis Chopard, opened a branch in La Chaux-de-Fonds and then relocated the company headquarters there. In 1937, he moved the firm to Geneva, the capital of Haute Horlogerie, or Fine Watchmaking, thereby bringing it closer to its cosmopolitan clientele. In 1943, Paul André Chopard, grandson of Louis-Ulysse, took the helm.