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We pick our favourites from the 2008 Baselworld watch fair

06th May 2008

Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono Speed Black, Price: approx £4600
Another new black-cased watch launched at BaselWorld was this latest version of Chopard’s famous Mille Miglia Chrono. With a diameter of 44mm, the case is manufactured from scratch-resistant blackened DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) steel. This particular model will be limited to just 1000 units and comes with Chopard’s signature black rubber strap, modelled on Dunlop’s racing tyre from the ’60s

Each April the world’s greatest watch manufacturers gather in Basel, Switzerland, to exhibit their latest designs at the BaselWorld watch fair. This year the show demonstrated that, while white may currently be the ‘in’ colour for cars, watches are going in the opposite direction. Black faces and black rubber straps seem to be the way to go, as do larger case diameters and ever more complicated movements. Here’s what caught our eye. Click on the images for more info.

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