Maurice Lacroix is one of those brands that grow and evolve fast enough as to be regarded as serious competition for the big names in the watch making industry. With a relatively short history, but with many outstanding technical developments, the brand of Maurice Lacroix has been focusing on developing functions for the moon phase, retrograde displays and chronograph, being famous for its ML 106 manufacture movement. The new timepiece proposed by Maurice Lacroix in 2010 goes by the name of Masterpiece Regulateur Roue Carree watch and it is an amazing timepiece that shocks through futuristic design and outstanding technical performance.

        The case of the new Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Regulateur Roue Carree Watch doesn’t have masculine dimensions as it only measures 43 mm in diameter. The case is crafted from steel, adding a touch of modernism specific to a concrete world to the whole design of the watch. The case was the design concept of Michel Vermot, who is amongst the best esteemed engineers and designers in terms of watch manufacturing.

        What’s really amazing about the design of this watch is its dial that although manufactured through complicated techniques it envisions the most sophisticated simplicity. The sober design of the dial concentrates its appeal on the neat surface that makes room for the hand located in the center indicating the minutes, a power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock and a small seconds counter at 6 o’clock. The hours are displayed in a very original manner through a square wheel, technology that has taken years of expertise and know-how to be manufactured. The hour displayed owes its functionality to the LiGa technology that allows the movement of the teeth.

        The new Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Regulateur Roue Carree Watch is equipped with a mechanical movement – ML 153 that assures the accuracy of the functions displayed on the dial.

        The design of the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Regulateur Roue Carree Watch is quite impressive by all standards and definitely effective to a society preoccupied with following trends. The watch comes equipped with a black leather strap hands sewn with black thread, as not to disturb the visual compact effect of the design.

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        Maurice Lacroix was founded about a quarter of a century ago, and since the launching, the brand was considered to be a daring trendsetter, because of the boldness they proved in choosing and combining the materials. The company managed to bring an air of freshness on the market and provoked the other manufacturers to take watch making to another level, without neglecting tradition.

        It is important to know that the name of the company, Maurice Lacroix, is not the name of the owner or founder but an invented one for marketing purposes.

        The Maurice Lacoix company is not only one the few independent watch manufacturers, but also a thriving one, as the number of the employees has reached 220. The company also prides itself with the impressive number of shops spread all over the world in more than 60 countries. So, the Maurice Lacroix timepieces are proudly sold in about 4,000 shops.

        Proving an athletic style and great precision when it comes to the mechanism, the new Pontos Chronograph Rectangulaire Full Black watch has definitely stunned the audience with its revolutionary ceramic coating of the case, the subtle touches of white Superluminova, a self-winding, ML 112 calibre movement incorporating 25 jewels, a steel case and a sapphire crystal glass that had suffered an anti reflectivo treatment.

        One of the most important details of the new Pontos Chronograph Rectangulaire Full Black signed by Maurice Lacroix is the velvet black dial that gives it an air of elegance, transforming it from just a timepiece into piece of jewelry worth having.

        Pontos Chronograph Rectangulaire Full Black has functions such as hour, minutes and seconds, and a water resistance that goes up to 50 meters.

        The brand’s emphasis on technical performance hasn’t influenced in any way the design of their timepieces, which all approach innovative design concepts and employ state-of-the-art technologies to manufacture the materials used for the case, bezel and dial. Resistant in any conditions, the watches produced by Maurice Lacroix have as a warranty their name in itself, as this brand has come to be synonym of high quality.

        The creative drive of the designers from Maurice Lacroix can be traced in any timepiece ever created by this brand, as each and one of them displays unique design features and exceptional technical functions meant to impress the Maurice Lacroix connoisseurs worldwide.

        The design of the new Masterpiece Lune Retrograde ML152 definitely screams sophistication and modernity by displaying futuristic features concentrated in its skeletonized dial. The case measures some generous 46 mm in diameter, providing a masculine and sporty appearance. This design hints to dynamism, continuous movement and definitely desire for action.

        The most appealing element at this watch, apart from its technical performance, is represented by its skeletonized dial, which adds a touch of originality specific to most of the watches produced by Maurice Lacroix. The dial features three other sub-dials, two of them identical and symmetrically placed, in the upper part of the dial, while another one can be found in the lower part of the dial, at 6 o’clock. The sub-dial from the upper right indicates the power reserve, while the opposite one shows the retrograde date function. The third mentioned sub-dial is actually a calibrated celestial disc, which displays the day of the week and the position of the moon-phase, all in a discreet and organized manner as to offer perfect legibility. Apart from these sub-dials, the dial also features Arabic numerals for the hours and it displays the traditional functions through a central hand.

        All these functions that the new Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Lune Retrograde ML152 Watch provides are assured by the new ML 152 movement, a movement exclusively created by the House of Maurice Lacroix, capable of providing 100 m water resistance, making this watch appropriate for diving as well.

        Due to the sophisticated materials and its complicated technical functions, the new Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Lune Retrograde ML152 Watch will only be produced in 250 pieces, all available on black leather straps.

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        Taking place in September 2009, the event was a huge success not only for the Swiss media, but for the international media as well. The event was highly advertised and was reviewed as one of the best film festivals of this decade, with presence from the part of celebrities such as Roman Polanski, and with movie presentations from 50 different directors, embracing unique themes from popular culture to underground revolutionary concepts. The timepieces created to celebrate this event were designed to be awarded as prizes for different awards such as: Best International Documentary, Best German-Language Feature Film, Luckiest Voting Member and so on.

        The case of the new Pontos Watch by Maurice Lacroix measures 43 mm in diameter and is made of stainless steel. The Pontos watch displays a simple, yet classy design, with a black dial matching a black leather strap, and a stainless steel case matching the hour indexes from the dial. The traditional functions of hour and minute are shown through two central silvery hands, while the small seconds counter measurement uses a sub-dial located above the 6 o’clock position.

        Regarding the technical movement, the Pontos Watch features a manual-winding movement, able to guarantee the best accuracy in terms of time keeping. To make of this watch even a more personal award, the designers have chosen to include on the dial an inscription meant to mark this event “Zurich Film Festival”, while under the 12 o’clock position we can see the logo of the brand Maurice Lacroix. The partnership between Maurice lacroiz and the Zurich Film Festival was of a huge success and it will probably be continued with even more spectacular timepieces created by Maurice Lacroix and with even more interesting films presented at this event.

        Just as the world of film is continuously developing so is the world of watch manufacturing, and Maurice Lacroix is definitely a manufacturer keeping the pace with the ever-changing trends in watch manufacturing, with the ever-changing desires of its customers and with the need to revolutionize and bring new timepieces on the market, with better functions, more modern designs and all bearing a name with resonance in the watch making artistry.

        At the Zurich Film Festival held from the 24th of September and up till 4th of October, Roman Polanski was awarded a “Golden Eye” Award for its outstanding career as director of films. This event marked not only the history of film, but also that of watch manufacturing, as this timepiece will be regarded as a collectible for the Maurice Lacroix enthusiasts.

        The design of the watch is impressive and it was naturally noticed by specialists of watch manufacturing and international media, who voted for this design to win the Red Dot Design award in the year 2006. The elegance of the Maurice Lacroix Pontos Decentrique GMT Pink Gold Watch is stunning; the designers have done their best to recreate a pretentious design that impresses through its soft design lines, the choice of colors and the amazing quality of the materials employed.

        The case of this Maurice Lacroix Pontos Decentrique GMT Pink Gold Watch measures 43 mm in diameter and is obviously made from pink gold. Covered in sapphire crystal, both the top and the back, the case is also equipped with lateral pushers next to the right side of the crown to assure the setting of the second time zone.

        The dial uses brown shades to contrast with the pink gold from the case and displays functions of hour, minute, and second with the help of a segment located at 10 o’clock. The second time zone is rendered through a sub-dial present at the 5 o’clock position, a sub-dial which also offers indications regarding the day/night indicator. Other specifications of the dial include pink gold hands and also a small date window found at 6 o’clock, as opposed to those conventional watches placing the date window always at 3 o’clock.

        The Maurice Lacroix Pontos Decentrique GMT Pink Gold Watch works on a self-winding movement, manufactured exclusively for the Maurice Lacroix watches and defined as the ML121 Caliber. This movement shows that the designers from Maurice Lacroix haven’t been preoccupied only with the design features of this watch, but also with its technical performance, assuring their customers they get the best deal on the market when it comes to watches. The ML121 calibre offers 38 hours of power reserve and is manually assembled by the most talented watch makers from Maurice Lacroix.

        When it comes to this watch, we wouldn’t be wrong in saying that beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, as this design has been worldwide acknowledged for its amazing aesthetic features and its exquisite appearance. There is no person in this world that could actually say no to such watch, which is the full embodiment of a perfect elegance.

        For this Maurice Lacroix Pontos Decentrique GMT Pink Gold Watch the designers have chosen to use the same color from the dial for the strap, a dark brown calf-skin strap fitted with a pink gold buckle.

        Maurice Lacroix comes with a circular case and gives a new look with the white gold used that has given a stunning looks to the time piece. The bezel is fitted with a screw and the sapphire crystal is mounted laterally and coated with anti-reflective to facilitate the movement of the second’s hand to the minute’s hand. At 3 o’ clock position, a button is provided to select the mode. The mode can be selected from the current time or chronograph. The hands of the watch and the hour disc change the positions by pressing the button. The selection can be made between the current time and the intervals of time of the chronograph.

       &nbsp The Maurice Lacroix Memoire 1 comes back to the original position of telling the current time upon pressing the button again. The chronograph memorizes the elapsed time while the disc is reading the current time and the pressing of the button will activate the chronograph to know the elapsed time. The functions of memory provided in the watch are an innovation that can be done with a leader who has a penchant for innovating new.

       &nbsp The disc of the watch comes with a number of special features. The individual displays can be easily readable. An aperture is provided to display the movement at the back and the mechanism of memory for the seconds. The date is displayed at the first sight at the watch by the inclined disc. An eye catching feature of the watch is the disc that displays the hour. A mineral like material that is used in manufacturing the cell phones is also used in the disc of the watch. The captivating second’s hand is in blue and is positioned at the outer periphery of the minutes ring. The minute’s hand is coated with while luminous substance that radiates the second’s hand that is in blue color even in dark conditions.

        The Maurice Lacroix Memoire 1 comes with a crocodile skin strap that has a matt finish and the buckle is in white gold. The manufacturer is not new to the connoisseurs of the watch and the watch will be proud possession to its owner. The watch has style, luxurious look and many new firsts in the watch making. The memory technology of the watch has taken the market by surprise and the watch admirers as well. The watch has worldwide sales counters and the after sales service centers spread across the globe.

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     The watch looks like it can make a great progress into the market of this millennium. It has an outstanding look with a diameter of 45 millimeters. A skeleton that is trying to shape the forms of times. This time instrument that it is used for measuring time deserves a great respect even by the critics. Its great and precise mechanism, also being much known for that, the design that it is shaped by the precise dark colors transforms the watch into a strong collection piece.

     The new watch is an improved model of the watch that appear for the first time in the year of 2007 and it was known as Squellete Night, the first watch that opened the scale of this watches.

     The watch is protected by a sapphire crystal glass that is design in a great way to block all of the mirror effects that can appear and this treatment can be found on both sides of the glass.
     With all of this the skeleton model was shaped in a special way from the previous model and knows it is more elegant and more stylish with some exterior lines and the dimensions of the watch on the sides have been reduced.

     When you will see the watch you will be stunt by the moving parts and because of the lights, an effect produce by the sharp corners. Because of the indicators that are pierce gives the expression of simplify things or we can say that the watch offers a great way to visualize the entire design.

     The Maurice Lacroix Chronographe Squellete starts a new generation of watches. To be able to see the actual moving parts in the interior is a perfect example from the constructor that the watch is perfectly closed and it is water proof (100 meters). Some of the moving parts are made from titanium also a premier in the watch industry because titanium is a very strong metal and a difficult one to be shaped. Every single watch in the Master Collection is manually build and some of the moving parts are actually made from white gold but we can actually say what parts.

     The price of the watch is another interesting motive to be discussed because its price begins from 18.000 euros. The watch cams whit a warranty of 3 years and with an instructing manual. You must be very careful when you reset the watch this thing is possible only at a certain hour.

     If you like future looks or collectable watches this is the one for you and it is available world wide from the year of 2009. Another astonishing masterpiece in the watch industry was created right under our eyes.

Pictures with Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Le Chronographe Squelette