Chopard Partners with the 30th California Mille Tour - Limited Edition of 30 Pieces
For a third year, Chopard proudly served as the "Official Timekeeper" of the 30th annual California Mille which runs from April 25th to April 29th. Drawing upon the original Italian 1000 Miglia open road race from Brescia to Rome (of which Chopard has also been partner since 1988), the California Mille is a 1,000 mile, four-day excursion through the picturesque back roads and time-capsule towns of northern California.
"We share the belief that cars are about more than just getting from Point A to Point B, they're about connection and a sense of camaraderie," said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty, proprietor of the California Mille since October 2020. "This year's California Mille was true to its roots of 'important cars, little roads, and wonderful friends.'"
Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 43mm x 11.4mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back with "California 2021" and bearing the inscription Brescia > Roma > Brescia and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Steel crown with steering wheel motif. Polished stainless steel bezel with blue silver aluminium inlay.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Chopard in-house caliber 01.08-C with 40 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 60 hours. It is COSC-certified as a chronometer. Functions are: hours, minutes, seconds, and date at 3 o'clock. Power-reserve indicator at 9 o'clock.
Silver dial with SuperLuminova rhodium plated appliques. Facetted rhodium-plated hours and minutes hands with SuperLuminova. Gilded red-tipped sweep-seconds hand.
It comes on a perforated blue calf leather strap with blue rubber lining inspired by 1960s Dunlop racing tires. Steel folding clasp.
MSRP is $8,880.
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