Chopard The Official Time Recorder For The World's Most Beautiful Car Race A Glimpse Of The Joy Of The 'Good Life' Of The 1000 Miglia 2020

Brescia, Thursday 25 October 2020 - For the 32nd year in a row, Chopard is taking its role as Principal Partner and Official Time Recorder for this new edition of the Miglia 1000. Usually held in the month of May session “The most beautiful race in the world”، but أEvaluate this year between 22nd and 25th of October due to the prevailing public health regulations. However, this turbulence in the calendar did not discourage agitation The 354 participating teams all set out to compete on the 1618-kilometre race course, under the patronage and encouragement of a friend of the House: Jackie X, known as the 'Master of Le Mans', who presided over the celebrations organized by Chopard. On the evening before the race and during a private dinner held at the Hotel “La Sosta” in Brescia, the “Master of the Le Mans race” revealed watches from the collection (Mille Miglia ) made by skilled artisans in the workshops of the House of Chopard in honor of this time-honored race.

“The most beautiful race in the world”

Since 1988, Chopard has been the principal partner and official timekeeper of the famous Millia 1000 endurance race. This close collaboration was born out of the Scheufele family's passion for classic cars, especially that Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard, is a passionate collector and racer, including events and motorsports.

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The Millia 1000 race was launched for the first time in 1927 and has become one of the most famous motor races in the world. In its beginnings, the race track extended over a distance of 1618 kilometers (equivalent to 1005 Roman miles), and it was a comprehensive race that started and ended in Brescia, passing through the city of Rome. In 1957, the race courses in its basic form stopped holding, only to be revived again in 1977 as an endurance race for cars manufactured between 1927 and 1957. While the race track still covers a distance of 1000 miles, the main track has undergone some changes over the years, although it has remained inherent For a large part of the main track laid by the main organizers of the race 93 years ago, meandering through the charming Italian landscapes, and has remained unchanged since the beginning of the twentieth century.

The joy of “sweet life” the Italian way

To kick off the festivities for this new edition of the race, Jackie X, a loyal friend of Chopard, also known as the 'Master of Le Mans', was present in Brescia on the evening of the race to host a dinner organized by Chopard at La Sosta restaurant in Brescia, and to introduce guests to the new watches that would join To the Mille Miglia luxury watch collection.

The next day, on Thursday, October 22nd, Jackie X was standing at the famous slope of Viale Venezia in Brescia, to encourage the three Chopard teams participating with the rest of the competitors as they set out in the first stage of the race, heading to the city of “Cherfia Milano Marittima”, passing by Lake Garda and then through Sirmione, Mantua, Ferrara and Ravenna.

 On the second day of the race, which started with thick fog, the competitors drove through the ancient medieval city of Urbino, and then the cities of Macerata and Amatrice on their way to the city of Rome, which is the turning point in the middle of the race track. . In the early morning of the next day, which is considered the longest day of the race, the competitors left this historic city, passing through the Piazza del Combo in Siena and the old city of Lucca. Then the contestants left Tuscany to the region of “Emilia Romagna”, ascending to a height of 1040 meters in the “Apennines” before descending to the city of “Parma”.

Finally, on the last day of the race, the race track of the participating teams headed to Salsomaggiore Terme, then Piacenza, Cernosco, and a new stop in Bergamo before finally reaching the finish line in Brescia. ”, to the warm applause of the fans who witnessed the start of the participating teams three days ago.

The first place in the race was won by the team that includes racer Roberto Visco (race winner 1993) and his son Andrea Visco (third place in the 2018 race and second place for 2019), as they raced in an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Zagato. Model 1929.

Team Chopard, the official race sponsor, is also proud to announce the impressive performance of its team, driven by racers Stefano Valente and Alberto Alberto, as the team finished fifth in a 6 Alfa Romeo 1750C 1929 SS Zagato.

Forty-five hours of driving through 45 Italian towns enabled Silvia Marini and Francesca Rogrito to win the Coppadelle Dame as the first all-female crew to finish the Millia 245 cycle and finish 1000th in a 24 Bugatti T40.

New watches in the collection (Mille Miglia )

In keeping with its annual custom, Chopard is proud to present a new series of watches to mark the start of the race and to celebrate this new edition of the Millia 1000, including the chronograph (Mille Miglia 2020 Race EditionAvailable in two limited editions; The first, featuring only 250 watches, has a 42mm diameter case made of ethical rose gold and polished grained stainless steel treated with DLC or diamond-like carbon, with a black dial and leather strap. The second edition features 1000 watches entirely made of polished stainless steel with grain pumping technology and treated with (DLC) or diamond-like carbon. Both versions are equipped with an automatic mechanical movement with chronometer-certified accuracy.

The collection also includes two watches made of stainless steel with a very modern look of blue color, the first of which is a watch (Mille Miglia GTS Blue Power Control) with a limited edition limited to 500 hours only. the second hour (Thousand

Miglia GTS Azzurro Chrono) in a limited edition of 750 watches with a case diameter of 44 mm. These two watches are equipped with two automatic mechanical movements, chronometer-certified for their accuracy.

Finally, Chopard presents a chronometer-tourbillon watch (Mille Miglia Lab One) in a limited edition of 20 watches only. It is a new concept watch that benefits from the finest expertise and innovations developed by the Chopard workshops. The watch case is square in shape and made of polished grained titanium treated with DLC or diamond-like carbon, and houses the Chopard tourbillon movement caliber 04.03-M.