17/11/2009 - Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL GMT
The Chopard vision regarding Haute Horlogerie seems to be quite successful as the brand has become one of the most envied brands in the watch making industry. The famous brand took the road of success back in 1860, the year of its foundation, and ever since then, it has been writing its triumphant story as a renowned high-class timepiece manufacturer.
Inspired by beauty and driven by passion, the Chopard brand has brought its contribution to the watch making artistry, showing that a genuine watch equipped with the most progressive technical features and the most original design is as a matter of fact not an object, but an entity which holds together years of technical expertise, years of dedication from the part of its creators, talent, effort and most importantly, passion. Every watch ever created by Chopard represents a statement of the brand’s saga.
The year 2008 was a year abundant in watch launches on the market. In a world where every design resembles another, Chopard creates the alternative by releasing new models added to the Mille Miglia Collection. The fans of this collection have been pleased in seeing that some of the main features specific to the collection have been maintained, agreeing at the same time that the new models do rejuvenate the collection with their novelty. The models are: the new Chopard Mille Miglia 2008 GT XL Chrono, Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL GMT and Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono Speed Black, all of them constructed at the highest standards of quality and design.
The new Chopard Mille Miglia 2008 GT XL Chrono is a sporty masculine watch, dedicated to those interested in motor competitions or just in extreme sport. This watch’s case measures 44 mm in diameter and can be available in gold or stainless steel. The dial offers great visibility and is equipped with 3 sub-dials, providing the watch with some of the most advanced functions in watch making industry. Such functions can include: a date function, a tachymeter scale, and two counters for minutes and hours. The generous 100 meters of water resistance and its 48 hours power reserve are generated by the effectively build mechanical self-winding mechanism, equipped with a chronograph function. The silvery dial matches perfectly with the black rubber strap, creating a sporty vintage watch.
The other model added to the Mille Miglia Collection is the new Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL GMT watch, a timepiece equipped with a dual time-zone for those people preoccupied with traveling. A little bit bigger in appearance than the previously presented watch, this one measure 44 mm in diameter and the sporty appearance is again given by the strap specific to Chopard watches, imitating the tire of a racing car. Perfectly legible, the dial is endowed with Arabic numerals and traditional time telling indicators. The watch works on a self-winding mechanical movement, which generates a power reserve of 46 hours and also a 100 meters water resistance.
Last, but not least, the new Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono Speed Black watch is also newly added to this impressive Chopard Collection. The watch uses a cool and appealing design, all black with white and elegant detailing. Characterized by the utmost simplicity, the watch is proven to generate a trend in watch manufacturing designs, making of the Chopard brand one of the trend-setters on the market. Measuring 44 mm in diameter, the case is in DLC treated stainless steel, being shock resistant and also scratch-resistant. The bezel has inscribed on it a tachymeter scale and the dial is black, and simply elegant with its three specific sub-dials. Just like the other two, the movement is activated by a mechanical self-winding chronograph mechanism, generating the famous by now 48 hours of power resistance. The rubber strap is what completes the look of this sporty and extremely elegant timepiece, a strap imitating the material of a tire and secured by a black folding clasp.
All these three watches included in the Mille Miglia Collection have proven to rise to the high standards of the most loyal customers and the well-informed watch connoisseurs.
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