Chopard “Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono” 2007 Chronograph Limited edition

The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles)  was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). The Chopard “Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono” is the newest in a long line of Mille Miglia series of Chopard.

Case
· Stainless steel or 18-carat rose gold
· Total diameter: 44 mm
· Water-resistant to: 100 metres
· Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
· Integrated rectangular pushers
· Screw-locked crown
· Case-back stamped in relief with a depiction of the Mille Miglia route

Movement
· Unidirectional self-winding
· Number of jewels: 25 jewels
· Power reserve: approx. 48 hours
· Frequency 28,800 vph
· Diameter 16½”’
· Stop seconds function when setting the time
· Bridges adorned with straight Côtes de Genève motif
· Chronometer-certified (COSC)

Dial and hands
· Slate-coloured two level dial
· Large Arabic 6 and 12 o’clock numerals transferred beneath
· the sapphire crystal
· Hour and minute hands and hour-markers coated with Superluminova
· to guarantee night-time visibility
· Central seconds hand tipped with a red arrow

Functions and indications
· Hours and minutes
· Small seconds at 9 o’clock
· Minutes counter at 12 o’clock, hours counter at 6 o’clock,
· central chronograph seconds hand
· Date aperture at 3 o’clock with integrated magnifying glass

Straps and clasp
· Brown Barrenia leather strap or natural black rubber strap
· (1960’s Dunlop Racing tyre-tread)
· Crocodile leather strap for the 18-carat rose gold edition
· Double folding clasp

Two limited and numbered editions
2007 pieces in steel - Ref: 168489-3001
500 pieces in 18-carat rose gold - Ref: 161268-5001

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