Stunning Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Limited Edition

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The Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition is delivered on a rubber strap with folding buckle. It is a limited edition to 100 pieces.

While the watches celebrating the partnerships with 24 Hours of Le Mans teams Audi Sport and Nismo/Nissan – meaning a TAG Heuer and an Oris – are pleasant but technically simple chronographs , its seems that Porsche requirements in terms of technical specs are drastic, as the watch proposed by Chopard plays on another level. Indeed, it’s like comparing two chassis builders outsourcing a robust movement to a fully integrated car builder, that conceives the aerodynamics, the chassis and the drive train. The analogy is simple: TAG Heuer and Oris are creating cases and use a Sellita movement while Chopard comes with a watch designed and developed fully in-house, movement included – something that has an impact on the final price of course. Side of Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx edition
The Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 is not a total stranger to us, as last year, Chopard already introduced an edition of this watch, also celebrating the partnership with Porsche Racing. This year, the Superfast Chrono comes with a few visual adjustments and seals the arrival of a new ambassador, the racing-legend Jacky Ickx. The Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition has a 45mm case in stainless steel , with a rugged and sporty shape: large screwed bezel engraved with a tachymeter scale, rubberized crown and pushers, striated flanks, large 60-minute scale on the inner flange.Side of Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx edition 02
The main novelty concerns the colours used on the dial. The inner flange and the two chronograph sub-counters are now painted with a dark and matt blue, contrasting with the silvery-white background. These colours are reminiscent of Jacky Ickx’ helmet. The dial also shows vertical patterns that are inspired by the rear splitter of the Porsche 919. It features a date at 4:30 and a small second at 6. The chronograph hands are all painted in red for an easy read of the timing data’s and time is displayed through 2 large hands coated with luminous material.

The main advantage of the Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition compared to the 2 other teams engaged in the race of the Best Le-Mans-inspired-watch is certainly its movement. While the TAG Heuer and the Oris both feature a robust but simple outsourced engine, the one of the Chopard had been developed in-house, at the Fleurier Ebauches ateliers. Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx edition caseback
The look and finish of this movement is kind of special, as all the bridges are fully opened with vertical lines, again a reference to racing cars and their ventilation grids. The bridges are chamfered and the screw-heads polished. The lightweight and opened rotor allows a nice view on the technical components.