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Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph 40.5mm Mens Watch Red
Ref. 168619-3003
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Stepping up in Chopard's range
The Mille Miglia line was born from Karl-Friedrich Scheufele's genuine involvement in the 1000 Miglia revival race — not a marketing arrangement but a decades-long commitment that has shaped the collection into something with real automotive DNA rather than borrowed imagery. That relationship now spans more than 35 years, and it shows in choices like the screw-down crown engraved with a steering wheel motif and the perforated calfskin strap that echoes the cut of a vintage racing glove rather than simply being brown leather. The "Rosso Amarena" dial is a specific shade — a deep cherry rather than a flat signal red — and the circular satin-brushed finish catches light differently across its surface, giving it movement that a plain lacquer would not. The calibre inside is COSC-certified, which for a chronograph movement means the column-wheel and vertical-clutch disciplines have been held to observatory standards; the 54-hour reserve means a weekend away without winding is not a calculation you need to make. The exhibition caseback lets the rotor visible, and on Lucent Steel — Chopard's proprietary alloy, meaningfully harder than standard steel — the case arrives and stays looking sharper for longer.
- Reference
- 168619-3003
- Brand
- Chopard
- Case size
- 40.5mm
- Case thickness
- 12.88mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Red
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 2894-2
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Small seconds, Tachymeter
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 54 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
Learn more about Chopard
Louis-Ulysse Chopard founded a workshop in Sonvilier in the Jura in 1860, building pocket watches that sold well in Eastern Europe and Russia. The family ran it for three generations before the line ran out of successors, and in 1963 the company was sold to Karl Scheufele III, a Pforzheim jeweller.
The Scheufele family still owns it, and their dual background explains the house's character: Chopard is unusual in being both a serious watchmaker and a serious jeweller, with in-house capability in gem-setting and gold-working alongside movement production.
The Happy Diamonds concept of 1976 — loose stones rotating freely between two sapphire crystals — became the commercial engine of the jewellery side and remains instantly identifiable.
On the watch side, the L.U.C collection launched in 1996 with the calibre 1.96, a micro-rotor automatic that announced Chopard as a genuine manufacture rather than a fashion house buying movements. L.U.C watches have since collected Geneva Seal and COSC certifications and produced tourbillons, perpetual calendars, and minute repeaters made in Fleurier.
Chopard has timed the Mille Miglia since 1988, giving it a motorsport line with real provenance, and in 2018 moved its entire gold supply to ethically certified sources — the first major house to do so across all production.
- 1860
- Louis-Ulysse Chopard founds the workshop in Sonvilier.
- 1963
- Karl Scheufele III acquires the company.
- 1976
- Happy Diamonds introduces free-moving stones.
- 1988
- Chopard begins timing the Mille Miglia.
- 1996
- The L.U.C 1.96 establishes in-house movement production.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,868), Stainless Steel Watches (3,133), Automatic Watches (1,750), Chronograph Watches (1,199) and Leather Strap Watches (1,037).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Chopard's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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Chopard Mille Miglia Classic alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 168619-3003 | 49555-11-131-11A | 1183-310/43 |
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| Price | £8,670 | £8,700 | £8,740 |
| Case size | 40.5mm | 40mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 54 hours | 46 hours | 60 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 54 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £8,670, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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