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. 
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.
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. 
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.
