The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 686

Mille Miglia ? Split-Second Chronograph Chopard, Genève, "Mille Miglia Split Second", No. 186/500, case No. 1112968, Ref. 16/8995. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces, circa 2007. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, date, tachometer bezel and stainless steel Chopard deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, inclined tachometer bezel to 240 UPH, curved lugs, button on the band at 8 for the split-seconds, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied luminous and polished steel baton indexes, outer minute divisions with 5-minute/seconds Arabic numerals, outermost 1/5th seconds scale, red "1000 Miglia" logo, applied silver ring for the date, guilloche subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12- hour registers. Luminous steel sword hands, red arrow chronograph hand. M. Cal. based Valjoux 7750, rhodium-plated, oeil-deperdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hacking feature. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.