Chopard

MTF
[PuristS]
13383

• Show profile
• Show other posts

Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 ONLY WATCH 2017

A unique chronometer for the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy, signed by Jacky Ickx

Successful bidder also gets to visit Jacky Ickx at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2018.

Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017

Chopard committed for the 6th time to support the Only Watch charity auction by donating an exceptional creation in tribute to the world of motorsports: the Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017. This piece unique model equipped with a high-frequency movement has been specially created for Only Watch in honour of an exceptional driver: Jacky Ickx. Chopard chose this motor-racing legend and ambassador to collaborate in creating this watch to raise funds for muscular dystrophy research. This timepiece reflects the values shared by Jacky Ickx, Porsche Motorsports and Chopard: a passion for racing, backed by excellence and precision.

Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017

Racing inspiration

Sketch

The Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017 symbolizes the synergy of Chopard’s watchmaking excellence and the expertise at Porsche Motorsport. This sportive timepiece picks up the DNA of the Porsche 919 Hybrid race car. Its 45 mm case provides enough space for precise readability, while the use of titanium provides resistance and light weight – two key factors shared by the racing world. Its resistance to shocks and scratches makes it an ideal material for timepieces subjected to the stresses and strains of endurance racing.

On the dial side, the hour-markers in a racing-style design are swept over by facetted cut-out hands featuring tips enhanced with Super-LumiNova®, thus enabling swift and intuitive read-off throughout the 24 hours of racing. The seconds hand has red tip standing out perfectly against the midnight blue dial.

Jacky Ickx: a big-hearted champion

Jacky Ickx

A champion with a big heart and multi-facetted personality, this well-known figure in motor-racing and great friend of Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele has a rich and varied track record. His six victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans earned him the nickname “Monsieur Le Mans”. The dial of the Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017 is midnight blue, the legendary colour of his racing helmet, and bears his signature, visible at 6 o’clock along his favourite number 20: the one painted on the Porsche 936, in which, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976.

Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017

A chronometer-certified high-frequency movement

The Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017 is powered by a Manufacture movement: Calibre 01.11-M, visible through a sapphire crystal dial and delivering a 60-hour power reserve. It has the characteristic engine-type finishing of the Superfast collection with its open-worked oscillating weight. The bridges depict the air vents of a high-performance engine. This calibre operates at 8 Hz instead of the traditional 4 Hz. This particularly high frequency enables greater precision as well as faster running resumption in case of shocks or disturbances, that are frequent in motorsports. Calibre 01.11-M is equipped with a silicon escapement. It is also an authentic chronometer certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), a particularly rare achievement for an 8 Hz movement and which testifies to Chopard’s ongoing dedication to maintaining the most demanding levels of precision.

Chopard Calibre 01.11-M

The ONLY WATCH auction is on Saturday 11th November 2017 at 14:30 Geneva Time.

Read more about the charity at ONLY WATCH [click]   

The website to register for the Christie's Auction: CLICK HERE to take part in the charity auction.

Good Luck!

MTF

Site Info.