Maurice Lacroix

Maurice Lacroix is a luxury watch brand based in Switzerland. Maurice Lacroix was established in 1975 and quickly became successful. Since 1989, when it acquired the case company Queloz, Maurice Lacroix produces all watch cases in-house. Notable watches are the Maurice Lacroix Les Mecaniques, Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece, Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Le Chronograph, Maurice Lacroix Pontos, Maurice Lacroix Eliros, Maurice Lacroix Miros, Maurice Lacroix Les Classiques.

FEATURE

Bare Bones: 10 Standout Skeleton Watches

For watch aficonados who love the technical "openwork" artistry of skeleton watchmaking, we take a look at 10 skeleton watches introduced in recent years, from brands like Glashütte Original, Blancpain, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget and others.

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Sep 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

Budget Travelers: 5 World-Time Watches Under $5,000

Here are 5 world-time watches all with mechanical movements, that you can get for $5,000 or less, including Montblanc's TimeWalker World Time Hemispheres watch and Tissot's Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary watch.

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Sep 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

11 Watch Brands That Make Their Own Metals

We take a look at 11 watch brands, including Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne, Hublot and Omega, that have invented their own alloys by combining different metals.

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Aug 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

DIVE WATCH BASICS

The Basics of the Rotating Divers’ Watch Bezel

In this article on divers' watches, we take a look at what is probably the most distinctive element of a dive watch: the rotating bezel.

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Jul 6, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

NEWS

Announcing The 15 (+2) Prize-Winning Watches at the 2018 Red Dot Design Awards

Fifteen watches have won the coveted international Red Dot design prize in 2018, with two additional watches winning Honorable Mention awards, which the jury grants for well-executed details. Two of the 15 top watches were honored with the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic and the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Luxury Kit.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Here Are All 49 Unique Timepieces Up for Auction at Only Watch 2017

The seventh edition of the biennial Only Watch auction — a charity auction whose proceeds are devoted to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — will be held November 11, 2017, at Christie’s in Geneva. As in previous years, a number of watch brands — from large luxury maisons to small, independent watchmakers — will donate...

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Jul 18, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

NEWS

Which Watches Won in the 2017 Red Dot Product Design Awards?

Hublot is the only watch brand to be awarded the highest distinction in the Red Dot Award Product Design 2017, the Red Dot Best of the Best. However, several other watch brands were also honored in this year's awards, which recognize design excellence in a variety of products.

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May 11, 2017 by Ruediger Bucher

Eyeing the Dots: The Red Dot Award-Winning Watches of 2015

The Red Dot Awards are international prizes given annually for design excellence in myriad products, from eyeglasses to cars to household appliances. The 2015 winners in the watch category have been announced. (This is the first year that the Essen, Germany-based Red Dot organization separated watches and jewelry into two different categories for judging.) There...

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Aug 9, 2015 by WatchTime

The Eyes Have It: Testing the Maurice Lacroix Pontos S

The Maurice Lacroix Pontos S is a looker. Is the beauty more than skin deep? We find out in this in-depth watch test, with original photography by Robert Atkinson. There’s an old saying in watch retailing that you only have to sell the dial. That may apply more often to novices than to readers of...

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Jul 18, 2015 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2015: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity Limited Editions

It was a year ago at Baselworld that Maurice Lacroix turned heads with its original Masterpiece Gravity model. This watch was especially notable as one of the first watches with an assortment fully made of silicon. But for Baselworld 2015, the brand wanted to take things farther. After all, 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of...

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Mar 29, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

A Look Back At Baselworld 2014: 19 Interesting New Watches We’ve Seen

Scores of new timepieces have been making their world debuts at Baselworld 2014. Here’s a roundup of the watches we’ve reported on. Take a look back at Baselworld 2014 and rediscover some of the year’s most interesting novelties.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s September-October Issue is On Sale Now!

The September-October issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also in the WatchTime online shop), featuring our test of the Rolex GMT-Master “Batman” with blue-black ceramic bezel, an exclusive interview with Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek, a foldout timeline covering 100 years of the wristwatch, and more. Scroll down for highlights from the issue…

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Sep 16, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

JCK 2014: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity (with Live Photos)

On WatchTime’s final day at the Las Vegas watch and jewelry trade show, JCK 2014 and Couture 2014, we visited Maurice Lacroix and got an up-close look at the brand’s headliner piece from this year’s Baselworld, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity.

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Jun 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: 5 Pre-Basel Watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Frédérique Constant

The Baselworld watch fair is about a month away, but many watch brands have already sent previews of new timepieces that they will be launching at the fair. Click on the pictures below to read my posts (along with additional photos) on five new watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Frédérique Constant, all...

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Feb 23, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Worldtimer

Maurice Lacroix, recently acquired by Asia-focused “market services expansion group” DKSH, offered a wide array of new timepieces at this year’s Baselworld. Among the additions to its Masterpiece collection is the new Masterpiece Worldtimer, a world-time watch available with two different dials with world map motifs depicting two continents.

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Oct 14, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Maurice Lacroix Contributes Masterpiece Seconde Mystérieuse to Only Watch

Maurice Lacroix has introduced a one-of-a-kind version of its Masterpiece Seconde Mystérieuse as its contribution to the Only Watch charity auction being held in Monaco on September 28, 2013. Proceeds of the watch’s auction will benefit research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The watch will join the rest of the Only Watch 2013 collection exhibition as...

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Jul 19, 2013 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2013, Day Two: Maurice Lacroix, Chopard, Carl F. Bucherer

On my second day of appointments at the 2013 Baselworld watch fair, I discovered a number of intriguing new timepieces, including a slew of “affordable luxury” pieces from Maurice Lacroix, Chopard’s second-most-complicated watch ever, and Carl F. Bucherer’s first tourbillon.

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Apr 27, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Video: Maurice Lacroix Le Chronographe Squelette LE

This 45mm chronograph is equipped with Maurice Lacroix’s manufacture movement, caliber ML 106-7. The hand-wound 16.5 ligne (36.6mm) movement is developed, manufactured and assembled in-house. Offering classic column wheel design, 1/5 second accuracy and a 60 minute counter, the movement also featured a unique, patent-pending system that reduces the effects of impacts during the interlocking...

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Apr 22, 2013 by WatchTime

Only Watch Auction Returns to Monaco in September

The fifth Only Watch, a charity auction of unique timepieces, returns on September 28th, taking place once again in Monaco and conducted by Antiquorum Auctioneers.

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Mar 27, 2013 by WatchTime

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