Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 343

Mille Miglia - GTXL Chopard, Genève, "Mille Miglia ? GTXL - Gran Turismo XL, Certified Chronometer,? movement No. 74924, case No. 1184762, Ref. 16/8457. Made circa 2006. Fine, large, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, power reserve indication and a stainless steel Chopard double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, protected screwed down winding crown, domed sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, inner red minute division, outer 1/5th seconds scale with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, the logo "1000 Miglia," sector for the power reserve indication at 6, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. AO7161, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.