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My 2nd favourite Chopard chronograph

Chopard Mille Miglia Vintage Chronograph

Before the L.U.C 1963 Chrono PuristS' Edition watch was launched, my (then) favourite manual-wind Chopard chronograph was this Chopard Mille Miglia Vintage Chronograph (ref 16-1889-5002)

The rare Mille Miglia Vintage Chronograph Edition (250 pieces) was inspired by the 1950s - 1960s.

This hand-wind, integrated chronograph movement is an original old stock Lemania 1874 movement with additional fine Chopard finishing, encased in a contemporary 41mm rose gold case.

Since my original review, the watch still murmurs quietly on my wrist beating at 3Hz or 21,600 beats per hour.

I remember waxing lyrical about the watch, knowing full well that it was soon to be superceded by the L.U.C 1963 Chrono PuristS' Edition.  I wrote: "My initial reticence has morphed into quiet appreciation and later my watch-buddies' enthusiastic paroxysms of praise has bolstered that into a jaunty pride". Today, that conclusion still prevails.

[CLICK the following URL link to read the first report]:
www.watchprosite.com

My favourite line is still: "A 30-minute chronograph is as useful as a trapdoor in a rowboat."   

It is amazing how the grey dial changes its "look" with different lighting conditions.

I have to say that it is my most 'enigmatic' dial:  broody one day and effervescent on another.

This Christmas, there is more than seasonal cheer than meets the eye.....

After living with the watch for a while, I want to refute the original critique that the hands were too short.

Look again at the minute hand: it sits perfectly on the special innermost minute scale on the dial.

The central seconds hand sits perfectly on the outer concentric pulsometer and tachymeter scales.

The remaining hands are also positioned to touch their respective sub-dial markers.

The hands are not short at all;  what do you think?

Regards,

MTF