$1,955
Chopard, Geneve, Mille Miglia, No. 279/750, made in 1995. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and date, with leather strap and stainless steel Chopard buckle. three body, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs. black with painted radial Arabic numerals, "guilloche" matte silver auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 1/10th of second, the 12 hours register, on the four, aperture for the date. "Baton" tritium-coated hands. with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Notes To the delight of watch and vintage car collectors, Chopard is a sponsor of the famous Italian Car Race "Mille Miglia". hi the 1995 "Mille Miglia" (May 18-21), Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Vice- President of Chopard, together with co-pilot Jacky Ickx, drove a 1955 Porsche 550A Spyder, from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. To celebrate this special occasion, a new chronograph was made in 750 examples and offered to each participant of the " Mille Miglia". The first 500 watches were dated on the dial.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-05-13
