ChopardChopard Mille Miglia GTS

KEY FACTS

• Chopard’s association with Italy’s Mille Miglia road race goes back to 1988 when it became the event’s title sponsor and official timekeeper
• The Swiss watchmaker’s family of Mille Miglia sports references were created to mark this iconic tie-up, along with the decades-long symbiotic relationship between motorsport and watches
• This 2016 GTS model measures 43mm across and is crafted from stainless steel
• The lacquered black dial is highly-legible in all conditions courtesy of its oversized luminescent hour markers and hands
• Meanwhile, a red outer track and matching Mille Miglia logo at three o’clock are colourful nods to the watch’s history
• A vintage-style steering wheel motif on the watch’s crown and a tyre-patterned black rubber strap are further reminders of the GTS’ motorsport heritage
• Driving the watch is Chopard’s calibre 01.08-C, an in-house developed, chronometer-certified movement with a 60-hour power reserve
• Offered by a private collector in the United Kingdom
• Presented with its Chopard-branded display box, outer packaging, guarantee, booklets, and certificate of authenticity from the source of purchase
• The vendor notes that there is a small dent on the case between the 50 and 55 minute markers on the bezel
• Graded ‘A’ for condition by the vendor who reports the watch to be in good working order

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