The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 466

Mille Miglia ? Chronograph Chopard, Genève, "Mille Miglia Automatic", case No. 1016993, Ref. 16/8331. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, tachometer and black rubber ?tire-tread? strap with stainless steel Chopard buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, curved inclined bezel, straight lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with painted luminous radial Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, outermost tachometer scale, red "1000 Miglia" logo, aperture for the date, subsidiary guilloche black and white dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel baton hands, red arrow tipped chronograph hand. M. Cal. based ETA 2894-2, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hacking feature. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.