This week’s selection is from luxury Swiss watch maker Chopard, and their superlative sports collection, Superfast. The Chopard Mille Miglia Superfast Chrono is a sleek, punchy watch that exudes the atmosphere of those historic race track days, watching fearless drivers thunder around the track with unerring precision.
Chopard’s tradition of excellence is nowhere more apparent than in the exemplary design of the Mille Miglia Superfast Chrono. The name itself translates as ‘One Thousand Miles’, not only an indicator of Chopard’s drive to take their horological expertise to the limit, but also the line on the horizon, the one that only the sheer commitment to speed can bring closer, and turn that distant promise into an exquisite reality. That is the essence of the Mille Miglia Superfast Chrono; the beauty of an idea made real.
The imposing case of the Mille Miglia exudes the inherent qualities of speed and velocity. The 44mm case is slightly larger than standard and is contained between the black rubber bracelet with Dunlop tyre tread design, purposefully evoking the look of the wheel on the track, together as one. The black dial sports sleek, grey vertical lines, recalling the straight-line speed of those who gave everything to be the very best, putting everything out there on the track, men like Jacky Ickx, the six time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race.
This is the heartbeat of the Mille Miglia, a true pureblood of racing excellence, in Chopard’s own words, ‘its contemporary design and luxurious finishing place it at the very peak of the Classic Racing collection.’ Powering the Mille Miglia, the engine is a mechanical self-winding chronograph, driving the hours and minutes. On the face, the three interlinked dials evoke the heads-up display of the dashboard, the rev counters and speedometers whirring as the you move through the gears towards top speed.
The stainless steel case houses baton numerals at 11 of the 12 positions, with an oversized, dominant ‘12’ at the top, held up by the name ‘Chopard’ in bold capitals. On the back, the exhibition caseback proudly displays Chopard’s precision engineering, all set in motion by their COSC certified movement.
The Mille Miglia is available today at Banks Lyon as part of our range of stunning Chopard watches. Such exquisite quality can be yours for just a 10% deposit, and then £195 over 36 months at our fantastic 0% finance deal. Please contact a member of our staff today who will be happy to help you.
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