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Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph Tribute to Sir Stirling Moss
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Sir Stirling Moss’s legendary 1955 victory at the 1000 Miglia, Chopard has issued a new variant of its Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph limited to 70 pieces (ref. 168619-3012).
On May 1st, 1955, Sir Stirling Moss and co-driver Denis Jenkinson took the chequered flag in the gruelling 1000-mile race with a record time of 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, averaging an astonishing 97.96 mph (157.65 km/h) – a record that stands to this day.
I've been able to try on this new version during my last stay in Paris.
The silver-toned dial with an opaline finish is reminiscent of the matte silver colour of Stirling Moss’ Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, a 300-horsepower open-top roadster and an icon of the Silver Arrows era.
The 40.5 x 12.88 mm Lucent Steel case is paired with a perforated rally-style brown calfskin strap.
The caseback features the Mille Miglia insignia on the perimeter, Moss’ record-breaking time and date and an interlocking chequered flag and a Union Jack on the sapphire crystal.
As I'm personally not into cars, it's difficult for me to be fully excited, but it's a nice watch nonetheless.
Best, Emmanuel
PHOTOS FROM THE 1955 MILLE MIGLIA RACE
Stirling Moss (right) and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson (left, with a beard) before the start of the Mille Miglia on 1 May 1955 in Brescia, Italy. The team won in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S) with the best time ever achieved in the Mille Miglia.
Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson at the start of the 1955 Mille Miglia
During the race
Celebrating the victory
From left to right, Mercedes-Benz senior engineer Ludwig Kraus with Rudolf Uhlenhaut, Denis Jenkinson, Stirling-Moss & Dr. Hans Scherenberg
credit: © Daimler AG through Rangé des voitures
Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph Tribute to Sir Stirling Moss
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Sir Stirling Moss ’s legendary 1955 victory at the 1000 Miglia , Chopard has issued a new variant of its Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph limited to 70 pieces (ref. 168619-3012). On May 1st, 1955 , Sir Stirling Moss an...
Thanks for the great shots 👌🏻👍🏻
Of the race as much as the watch 🙌🏻🏁 While I find the MM line decent enough they really should think about doing something about that date window and the date disc not matching the dial color 🤷🏻♂️ Just my 2 cents…
I am with you 100% on this.
I have been asking Chopard for years to create a no date version to no avail. 😟
They probably will come to a no date version someday
as they’ve already made this step for some LUCs and Alpine Eagles. Fingers crossed !
I know almost nothing about racing nor about the Mille Miglia,
but finding these photos and looking at them was a great pleasure. I also found some photos of the terrible accidents that occurred during this race unfortunately… And concerning the date, I couldn’t agree more with you! Best, Emmanuel
First of all…
Congratulations on reaching 8.000 posts - we very much appreciate all the effort put into collecting information and educating us on pieces less well known generally 🎊🎉🎈👍🏻🙏🏻 And yes, like many of the historical races it was brutal and glorious, both 🙌🏻👍🏻🦾...
I agree, they should remove the date.
The photos of the race are really epic, even if I’m totally ignorant about racing! Best, Emmanuel
That rally strap rocks!
I like the watch ( especially the dimensions) but it needs more color on that dial IMO.
The dial is definitely monochrome,
probably to emulate the legendary Mercedes… Best, Emmanuel
