**Limited Edition** Chopard Jacky Ickx Mille Miglia This is a VERY RARE Watch!! Start Price USD 8,998.00 Current Price USD 8,998.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 10,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, December 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Location Newport Beach, California See more about '**Limited Edition** Chopard Jacky Ickx Mille Miglia ' Description  This is a rare watch indeed limited to 1000 individually numbered pieces. I have worn this watch about 5 times.  It is truly a collectors dream.  This watch rarely comes up for sale and all 1000 pieces are in circulation around the globe.  Bridges decorated with straight 'côtes de Genève'. Hour, minute and seconds hands in rhodium-plated metal coated with Superluminova for excellent night-time readability.  I recently had the watch serviced at Chopard and they have extended the warranty.   I also added the tire tread band  as well.  This will come with two bands, the leather band as well as the tire tread  rubber band. Fans of automobiles and car racing are well aware of the name of Jacky Ickx. Jacky is a real legend in the automobile world. On of the greatest champions of the passed century holds an impressive track record, including the absolute record of amazing six victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours Race. Jacky Ickx has already retired, still his fame lives on through the prominent Mille Miglia race Chopard has supported for almost 20 years. To pay tribute to the achievements of the race champion the Chopard Company has already launched three limited edition Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx Mens watches dedicated to the racer. The fourth Chopard watch, being sold here,  honoring Jacky Ickx has been designed to reflect the champion’s wishes. Jacky wanted the Chopard watch designers to unite together three horological elements he liked the most. First of all, the champion wanted the Chopard watch to incorporate the 'flyback' function, a really useful complication that allows the watch's owner to start a new timing operation with no need to stop and reset the hands. Then, Jacky Ickx opted for a big date display, and the unique 24-hour counter. The famous racer knew he could rely upon the outstanding mastery and know-how of the Chopard brand he greatly respected and admired. The Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx Edition features an imposing case crafted in steel. The case of the watch is equipped with screw-lock push-buttons and crowns. It measures 42.55 mm in diameter and is 50-meter water-resistant. The black dial of the timepiece created in distinctive Chopard Mille Miglia dashboard style reveals three overlapping white counters. The hour, minute and seconds hand are rhodium-plated and provide supreme readability due to Superluminova coating. To honor six remarkable victories of Jacky Ickx in the Le Mans 24 Hours Race, the COSC-chronometer-certified chronograph movement has a 24-hour totalizer while the case-back of the timepiece features the symbolic 6/24 engraving. The Dubois-Depraz Caliber 44560 is a self-winding mechanism with 28,800 vibrations per hour frequency. It offers 40-hour power reserve. The bridges of the movement are decorated with straight Cotes de Geneve. The overall powerful impression produced by the Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx is finely completed with a leather and rubber strap provided with polished steel folding clasp equipped safety fastening system. This Chopard watch has been launched in limited edition of 1,000 pieces (Ref 16/8998).Item number:   16/8998 Brand:   Chopard Style Number:   16.8998 Series:   Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx Limited 4th Series Style:   Mens Case:   Stainless Steel Dial Color:   Black Watch Bracelet / Strap:   Leather - Brown, also upgraded to tire band as well Watch Clasp:   Stainless Steel Deployant Folding Clasp Movement:   Automatic COSC Engine:   Dubois-Depraz 44560 (49 jewels, 28,800 vph) Functions:   Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds, Flyback Chronograph, Date Watch Chronograph:   Screw-locked push-buttons. Overlapping counters. Crystal:   Sapphire Crystal Case Diameter:   42.55 mm Case Thickness:   14.9 mm Caseback:   Stainless Steel with Jacky Ickx signature and limited numbering Bezel Material:   Stainless Steel with Tachometric scale Bezel Function:   Fixed Water Resistance:   50m / 165ft (suitable for showering; not usually suitable for swimming; unsuitable for diving) Crown:   Screw-down Calendar:   Automatic double aperture date Power Reserve:   40-hour power reserve Watch Bracelet Width:   18.0 - 21.0 mm Place a Bid!