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Baselworld 2016: CHOPARD Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed Black
Sporty Cool from Chopard
At Baselworld 2016 trade show, Chopard presented a new sports watch, the Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed Black, born of its passion for classic motor racing.
Cloaked in deep black, this powerful model joins the Mille Miglia GTS collection launched in 2015 and inspired by the legendary Italian competition for which Chopard has been serving as official timekeeper since 1988. Sophisticated design and technical excellence combine in this exclusive timepiece powered by a Chopard movement chronometer-certified by the COSC.
With its red “Rossa Corsa” detailing, its oversized numerals recalling 1950s dashboards, its engine-style finishing and its strap featuring a vintage Dunlop racing tyre-tread motif, the new Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed black – issued in a 1,000-piece limited edition – perpetuates the Chopard classic racing spirit.
A passion for fine mechanisms
The now inseparable ties between Chopard and classic racing stemmed from the personal passion for collector’s cars nurtured by Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. This strong attachment was manifested in 1988 when the Manufacture became partner and official timekeeper of the famous Mille Miglia: an endurance competition that sees more than 400 classic cars facing off each spring on a thousand-mile loop-style course between Brescia and Rome that winds its way through some magnificent Italian scenery. Referred to by Enzo Ferrari as the “world’s most beautiful race”, it inspired an eponymous watch collection created by Chopard in 1988 and which since 2015 is equipped with Manufacture movements. An authentic benchmark in the field of contemporary watchmaking, the Mille Miglia collection annually welcomes new models distinguished by sophisticated and eminently virile designs.
Deep black
This contemporary timepiece issued in a 1,000-piece limited series comes in a sturdy 43 mm-diameter case made of stainless steel blackened by a DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) treatment creating an extremely resistant coating, topped by a bezel with a graduated black aluminium insert. Its short, streamlined lugs – designed to mould the curves of the wrist to perfection – ensure optimal comfort and a unique style. T
The model is ideally complemented by the integrated black rubber strap inspired by 1960s Dunlop racing tyres and fastened by a DLC-coated stainless steel folding clasp. The screw-in case-back guaranteeing water resistance to a depth of 100 metres is secured by eight PVD-treated black screws and engraved with the inscription “Mille Miglia GTS Speed black”. Its tinted crystal surrounded by a bright red gasket provides fascinating glimpses of the Chopard movement its engine-style finishes and its openworked oscillating weight.
High-precision watch ‘engine’
The impressive lines of the Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed black house an ‘engine’ boasting equally remarkable precision and performance. Chopard Calibre 01.01-M, entirely conceived, developed and assembled in the Chopard workshops, is chronometer-certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). Endowed with a generous 60-hour power reserve, this mechanical self-winding movement powers the hours, minutes, seconds and date functions.
Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed Black Technical Details
Case:
Scratch-resistant DLC-coated blackened steel case
Total diameter 43.00 mm
Thickness 11.43 mm
Water-resistant to 100 metres
DLC-coated blackened steel crown 7.00 mm
Bezel with aluminium insert with shiny black numerals
Glareproofed sapphire crystal
Exhibition screw-in back with Mille Miglia GTS Speed black inscription, red gasket and tinted crystal
PVD-coated case-back screws
Movement:
Self-winding movement: Chopard 01.01-M
Total diameter 28.80 mm
Thickness 4.95 mm
Number of jewels 31
Frequency 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power reserve approx. 60 hours
Chronometer-certified (COSC)
Dial and hands:
Velvet-finish matt black dial with white transfers and red gasket
Facetted hands, black metallised numerals and appliques painted with Superluminova
Red sweep-seconds hand
Functions:
Hours, minutes and seconds
Aperture-type date display at 3 o’clock
Strap and clasp:
Rubber strap inspired by 1960s Dunlop racing tyres
Beadblasted DLC-coated blackened stainless steel folding clasp
Ref. 168565-3002 – in DLC-coated stainless steel with a rubber strap
1,000-piece limited edition
