Jacky Ickx

Une illustre carrière de pilote

Né en Belgique, Jacky Ickx affiche une forme olympienne du haut de ses 78 ans et est toujours tiré à quatre épingles, qu'il soit en train de faire une démonstration avec une voiture de course historique ou de passionner ses auditeurs lors d'un événement Chopard en leur racontant son illustre carrière de pilote de course qui a débuté au début des années 1960, alors qu'il était encore adolescent.

Roi de la course automobile

Personnage mythique

Jacky Ickx reste une légende le milieu du sport automobile. Vainqueur des 24 heures du Mans à six reprises entre 1969 et 1982, il a remporté huit victoires en Formule 1, est monté 25 fois sur le podium et a participé 13 fois au rallye Paris-Dakar.

Une véritable amitié

Une alliance source de fierté

Jacky Ickx a fait la connaissance de Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, coprésident de Chopard, lorsqu'ils ont participé ensemble à la 1000 Miglia en 1989. Trente-quatre ans plus tard, cette première rencontre s'est transformée en une amitié des plus solides, le toujours élégant Jacky Ickx faisant désormais partie intégrante de la famille Chopard.

Une course spéciale

Passions communes

Depuis lors, les deux hommes ont bouclé les 1000 Miglia ensemble pas moins d'une douzaine de fois. Jacky Ickx explique : "La course 1000 Miglia est très spéciale pour moi qui présente à chaque fois de nouveaux défis. Je pense que ma grande passion pour ellle vient du fait que l'on ne sait jamais ce qui va s'y passer."

Jacky Ickx, ancien champion de course automobile, et Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, coprésident de Chopard, partagent quelques souvenirs de course sur la 1000 Miglia.

(Karl-Friedrich Scheufele sits on a leather seat in a garage with vintage cars in the background. Jacky Ickx sits on another seat next to him, between them is a glass coffee table with a tray presenting timepieces.)


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] It's quite a challenge to create a new Mille Miglia design or variation every year. But the starting point for me is usually the Mille Miglia that precedes the next watch.


[jazzy bass music plays]


(On-screen text: Chopard presents)


(Jacky Ickx and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele stand either side of a car, talking. Close-up of the timepieces displayed on the table.)


(On-screen text: Mille Miglia Timepieces 2023)


(On-screen text: Karl-Friedrich Scheufele)


(Close-up of Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard)


(On-screen text: Jacky Ickx, Racing driver champion)


(Close-up of Jacky Ickx)


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] The main inspiration for the new classic Mille Miglia, so to speak, which Jacky has on his wrist here, was actually to go back to 1998 because you find the same bracelet again and a very similar dial, but other than that the entire watch has been completely redesigned in every detail.


(As Karl-Friedrich speaks, Jacky shows his wrist bearing the timepiece.)


(Close-up of the black timepiece with a black dial with silver details along with the word CHOPARD and the red 1000 Miglia logo.)


(On-screen text: Nero Corsa)


(Close-up of the bracelet with a tire design. Close-up of the dial, the silver case and crown with steering wheel detail.)


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] The watch is made out of 80% recycled steel and the very thin rim reminds me of these beautiful dashboards that you have on some racing cars of that period.


[Jacky Ickx] I have the full collection, as he's really a good friend and now I have the full collection of Mille Miglia. And honestly, I didn't know which one to choose because he renewed it every year. And it's not easy to make a new model every year.


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] I think the classic Mille Miglia here kind of reunites everything that I like about the Mille Miglia.


(Close-up of the green timepiece with a brown leather bracelet and light green dial with silver details along with the word CHOPARD and the red 1000 Miglia logo.)


(On-screen text: Verde Chiaro)


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] We decided to add some colors, there's a light green dial available, also a sort of bordeaux colour dial, which reminds me of the Alfa Romeo colors.


(Close-up of the red timepiece with a light brown leather bracelet and bordeaux dial with silver details along with the word CHOPARD and the red 1000 Miglia logo.)


(On-screen text: Rosso Amarena) And a blue one with a rim made of gold.


(Close-up of the blue timepiece with a light brown leather bracelet and dusky blue dial with silver details along with the word CHOPARD and the red 1000 Miglia logo, encircled by a gold rim.)


(On-screen text: Grigio-Blu)


[Karl-Friedrich Scheufele] This is a novelty presented in 2023 at the Mille Miglia.


(On-screen text: MILLE MIGLIA)


(Close-up of a watch on a black background between the two words, changing from one colour to another: first the black dial, then the light green dial, then the dark red and the blue and gold.)


(On-screen text: Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph)


(On-screen text: COSC)


(On-screen text: Chopard - The Artisan of Emotions - Since 1860)

MILLE MIGLIA

EN SAVOIR PLUS SUR LA MILLE MIGLIA

Chopard et la 1000 Miglia

Collection Mille Miglia 2023