Since 2002, Chopard has partnered with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a racing event devoted to historical racecars, which takes place along the same route as the Monaco Grand Prix. http://www.cba-watches.com/hublot-watches-61.html As official timekeeper, Chopard this year launches a new chronograph wristwatch inspired by the design of sportscars from the 1970s.

The first Grand Prix de Monaco Historique was intended as a one-off event to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Monaco’s Grimaldi dynasty, but it generated so much enthusiasm that it is now held every two years. It is now considered one of the world’s most important gatherings of historical racecars, and attracts the upper echelon of automobile collectors and enthusiasts, mostly from the United States, Germany, France and Italy. Each year’s event showcases more than 200 cars that have made their mark on their era, including models from Delage, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Porsche, Maserati and Ferrari, as well as some of the first Formula 1 cars built before 1979, from marques such as Brabham, Lotus and Williams.

Chopard’s new watch, the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2012, pays tribute to these 1970s racing machines, not only in its aesthetics but in its construction: like a Formula 1 automobile, which must be built as lightweight as possible for optimum racing speed, the watch uses lightweight titanium for its case. (There are two versions, one with an all-titanium case, the other a limited edition of 500 pieces with a combination rose-gold/titanium case.) The pin buckle on the strap is also made of lightweight titanium.

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