From Brescia to Rome and back, Chopard was on the finish line of the 1000 Miglia 2024 along with two new editions – the Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph and the Mille Miglia GTS Chrono Limited Italian Edition 2024
The 2,200-kilometer tour de force of the 1000 Miglia 2024 concluded in Brescia on June 15. The 421 competing crews, with their vintage gems built between 1927 and 1957, followed the classic route from Brescia to Rome and back in an anti-clockwise direction, mirroring the heroes of the first editions of the 1000 Miglia. The leg finishes included Turin (for the first time in its history), Viareggio, Rome, and San Lazzaro di Savena, before returning to Brescia with the final parade along Viale Venezia.
Andrea Vesco and Fabio Salvinelli have achieved a remarkable feat unprecedented in the history of the Most Beautiful Race in The World. They secured their fourth consecutive championship victory driving their 1929 Alfa Romeo 6c 1750 Ss Spider Zagato — an accomplishment that will prove challenging to match in the future. Remarkably, for Vesco, this marks his fifth consecutive win (out of a total of seven victories), including his 2020 triumph alongside his father.
Gianmario Fontanella and Anna Maria Covelli took a well-deserved second place with their 1927 Lancia Lambda Casaro VII Serie, followed by Alberto Aliverti and Stefano Valente, also competing with a 1929 6C.
For the 37th consecutive year, Chopard has proudly served as the official timekeeper and global sponsor of the legendary 1000 Miglia. The new Mille Miglia timepieces, unveiled in Brescia at the race’s start, were the perfect companions for this year’s event.
Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph
The new Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph’s 40.5 mm case in Chopard’s exclusive Lucent Steel, made with a recycling rate of at least 80%, frames a dial – called ‘La Gara’, the Italian word for race – inspired by the black and white chequered flag. It is topped by a superb ‘glass box’ crystal ensuring optimal opening onto the dial and hence maximum legibility. The back of the watch is fitted with a sapphire crystal affording a view of the self-winding chronograph movement certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute and endowed with a 54-hour power reserve.
Mille Miglia GTS Chrono Limited Italian Edition 2024
Produced in a 100-piece limited series, the Mille Miglia GTS Chrono Limited Italian Edition 2024 benefits from the lightness and strength of grade 2 titanium, an innovative and sporty metal. Aesthetically, this new timepiece brilliantly combines different shades of black and grey, thanks to its crown and pushers in DLC steel, its frosted grey dial with black counters as well as its 100% recycled SEAQUAL yarn strap. Technically, it beats to the rhythm of a chronograph movement with chronometer-certified precision and a 48-hour power reserve.
