Thursday 29 September, 2011 - 15:00 PM EDT

New Chopard Jacky Ickx Edition V Watch

Chopard is proud to present a new edition of Jacky Ickx watches, the fifth watch to be presented for this line, which is a reflection of of the story of friendship between the legendary racing driver  and Chopard Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, who both share a passion for beautiful mechanisms. This limited edition will be a tribute to the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, one of the world’s most legendary automobile competitions.

Representing everything a true classic racing watch should be, the Edition V of Chopard’s exclusive timepiece will be limited to 2000 pieces in stainless steel, and 500 in rose gold, which will be visible by an inscription on the caseback. Featuring a chronograph with a 60-minute Jacky Ickxcounter at 9, a 24-hour counter at 6, and a flyback function; this timepiece is completed by a tachometric scale engraved on the bezel, a large date display at 12, and a small seconds counter at 3.

To commemorate the sensational career of  Jacky Ickx, this year;s launching of the Chopard Jacky Ickx watch will coincide with the presentation of a documentary film retracing the legendary driver’s outstanding career, who is particularly famous for having won the Le mans 24 hours endurance race six years in a row.









Technical Details:

Reference: 168543-3001

Function(s): chronograph, tachometer scale, flyback function

Movement: self-winding. Frequency:  4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour), 49 Jewels

Power Reserve:  approximately 40 hours

Diameter (case): 42.40 mm

Sapphire crystal:  scratch-proofed, cambered and glareproofed

Case back:  engraved with Jacky Ickx's signature

Straps:  hand-stitched alligator (black or brown) or rubber (Dunlop design)

Water resistance: 50 meters (165 feet)



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Tuesday 13 September, 2011 - 12:00 PM EDT

Chopard Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second.

limited edition of 1000 pieces.

Condition: Brand New
Ref Number: 168542-3001
Also Known As: 1685423001
Case Size: 45 mm x 15.4 mm
Gender: Gents
Movement: Automatic
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date, Split-Seconds Chronograph
Band Type: Rubber Strap
Signatures: Chopard


Description: Limited to 1000 pieces - The new Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second evokes the world of period car races, starting with the famous Dunlop Racing strap featuring a design reflecting the tread of the eponymous 1960s racing tyres.

It is made of natural rubber and fitted with a deployant clasp. The dial evokes the counters on vintage racing cars, while the minute markers on the flange are reminiscent of the numerals adorning the rev counters and speedometers. Every last detail of this model – including the racing steering-wheel in DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) blackened steel appearing on the rubber-moulded screw-locked crown, the grooves engraved on the sides of the lugs, as well as the cooling vents and the Allen screws on the bezel inspired by those used on wheel rims – shows another reference to competition cars.
45 mm-diameter DLC blackened steel case, the self-winding movement chronometer-certified by the COSC powers the hour and minute hands, small seconds at 9 o’clock a pointer-type date display - in a subdial at 3 o’clock. The highlight is the split-second chronograph It enables measurement of either a split time or of two events that begin at the same time but with different durations.

When the mechanism is activated using the pusher at 2 o’clock, the perfectly superimposed red sweep-second hand and the white split-second hand begin running simultaneously. In the first case, the split-second hand may be stopped by means of a pusher at 8 o’clock moulded in red rubber – another new feature. In the second, once the split-second is immobilised, another press on the pusher at 2 o’clock stops the sweep-second hand. Two measurements are thus visible – with the minutes and hours read off on counters at 12 and 6 o’clock – before the mechanism is reset by means of the 5 o’clock pusher. The case-back is engraved with the inscription Superfast Split Second. The Classic Racing Superfast Chrono Split Second is issued in a limited edition of 1000.

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