Horological Meandering - BaselWorld 2012 : Maurice Lacroix (Live Pics)

BaselWorld 2012 : Maurice Lacroix (Live Pics)

Feb 18, 2012,22:25 PM

A sneak peek of some of the Maurice Lacroix BaselWorld 2012 Collections prototypes was organised by DKSH recently in Singapore.

For a start, a change at the Maurice Lacroix S.A. top position. After DKSH acquired a major shareholding of Maurice Lacroix SA last summer, Marc Glaser (previously International Sales Director) is appointed as the Managing Director of Maurice Lacroix SA, beginning of 2012.

Marc Glase, Managing Director of Maurice Lacroix SA.

He provided a quick summary of the company's objectives and the 2012 Collections ...

A clear objective to entrenching itself to a certain pricing segment and deepening into the Sport and Classic preference segment ...

The Maurice Lacroix SA product map ...

The product pillars of Maurice Lacroix SA ...

As the pieces displayed were prototypes, some components and parts may changed. Thus movement pictures were not posted.

Starting with the MasterPiece Collection ...

Starting with the new Masterpiece Roue Carrée Seconde Gold, limited to 88 pieces.

A continuation of the popular square wheel mechanism series. The square wheel mechanism was jointly developed and designed by engineer watchmaker Michel Vermot in collaboration with the Haute Ecole Arc du Locle, To get the gearing system working , the wheels were made using LiGA technology, a process combining the techniques of photolithography and electroforming to precisely producing the shape of the gear-teeth.

By the way, Michel Vermot now runs the Movement Development Department at Maurice Lacroix.

A close up of the rhodium and pink gold plated square-wheel and clover leaf which is also a small-seconde indicator.

Masterpiece Roue Carrée Seconde Gold is of diameter 43mm in a pink gold case with dual satin and gloss polishing.
The movement is manual winding ML156, beats at 2.5Hz (18,000 VPH) and has a power reserve of 45 hours.

Next is the new Masterpiece Lune Retrograde ... available in three dial colour with sun brushed finishing options - black gold, navy blue or silver colour ...

Cased in Stainless steel case of 43mm diameter. Sapphire crystal is double anti-reflective coated, making the dial more stunning with very good clarity by cutting down of the glare.

In-house manufactured automatic movement ML192, low beat at 2.5Hz and has a power reserve of 52 hours.

The "Black Gold" dial version.

Date at 10H location, power reserve indicator at 2H, day at 6H with the moonphase.

The blue dial ...

The silver dial ...

Two new models joined the PONTOS Collection.

Pontos Décentrique GMT

The Pontos Décentrique GMT comes in either the silver or black dial. 43mm diameter in steel case.

The GMT display (or dial) with the day.night disc is at 4H. Both the minute-hands move in tandem when adjusted.
The GMT corrector is at 2H location.

Movement is automatic ML 121, 28,800 VPH (4 Hz) and a power reserve of 38 hours.

Black dial.

Note the transition of the day night disc ...

Silver dial.

Pontos S Chronographs

The new diameter 43mm steel Pontos S Chronographs are for sports and also diving (as the case has a water-resistance rating of 200m, and locked minute-ring coated with SuperLuminova ).

The Pontos S Chronographs come in four colour theme dials - Red, Blue,Orange and Black.

The watch comes with steel bracelet and colour-matched nylon NATO strap included.

All except the RED model are with the robust Valjoux 7750 movements. The RED, should be 7753.

Orange ...

Black & White ...

Blue ...

Red ...

Les Classiques Phases de Lune

The Les Classiques Phases de Lune comes in 40 mm diameter steel case with three dial option - in silver, black gold dial and silver/yellow gold plated markers.