Chopard is celebrating its legendary Ambassador Jacky Ickx

Chopard is celebrating its legendary Ambassador Jacky Ickx with the new Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph JX7 timepiece, the result of the seventh creative collaboration between Chopard Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and the famous driver. Featuring a design inspired by the bodywork of classic cars and fitted with a superb ‘glass box’ crystal, this 40.5 mm-diameter chronograph is adorned with a midnight blue dial inspired by the colour of Mr Le Mans’ helmet. The rubber strap with its 1960s Dunlop tyre-tread pattern motif – which has been a fixture in the collection for over 25 years – is also available for the first time in a midnight blue colour matching the dial. This model is offered in two exclusive limited editions of 250 timepieces in Lucent Steel™ – Chopard’s unique steel alloy endowed with superior properties, made with a recycling rate of at least 80% – and 50 in Lucent Steel™ and ethical 18-carat yellow gold. Over and above the unfailing 36-year friendship that has united Jacky Ickx and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in a shared passion for motor sport, Chopard has chosen to celebrate a monumental racing figure through this creation eagerly awaited by collectors and devotees of fine mechanical engineering.