The Moon and Stars

From Maurice Lacroix -

Courtesy of Maurice Lacroix

There are a lot of moon phase watches out there, and they all tend to follow similar patterns.  But the Les Classiques Moonphase is something else again.  The reality about any moon phase watch is that it will never be exactly perfect in alignment (unless it is quartz, or you spend your inheritance on it), so because it is more of an emotional function, it should appeal on an emotional level.  And that is just what this model from Maurice Lacroix does.  It is truly beautiful.

At a time where everyone is working on the biggest, baddest, deepest going, highest flying watches made of crystal and unobtainium, it is nice to be reminded about what so many of us really enjoy about watches.  Something different, something creative while still staying somewhat in the mainstream of the real world.  This is to be commended. 



Here are the pertinents, straight from the source -

CASE:
- Stainless steel, Ф 40mm
- Finishing combining polished and brushed surfaces
- Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
- Water resistant to 5 atm
DIAL:
- Grey dial with blue moonphase disc or grey dial with night blue centre subdial and moonphase disc
- Diamond cut applied hour-markers (Arabic numerals at 6 o’clock and noon and indexes for the remaining hours).
- Circular Central subdial displaying the date
HANDS AND DISCS:
- Rhodied diamond cut hands (Hour, Minutes & seconds) blue calendar diamond cut hand LC6168-SS001(orSS002)-120-1
- Rhodied Diamond cut hands (Hour, Minutes, seconds and calendar) LC6168-SS001(orSS002)-122-1
- Blue Moonphase disc at 6 o’clock
STRAP / BRACELET:
- Genuine Black calf leather strap featuring crocodile pattern or 7 rows Stainless steel bracelet
BUCKLE:
- Stainless steel folding clasp with push pieces
- Polished, combined with brushed finishing 
MOVEMENT:
- Technical features ML37: Automatic movement, self-winding
- Functions:
     - Hours, minutes, seconds and date indicated by central hands
     - Day indicated by hand on center subdial disc
     - Moonphase indicated by disc at 6 o’clock
- Vibration: 28 800 alt/h, 4Hz
- Power reserve: 38 hours
- Jewels : 25
- Adjustment : 3 positions after full winding and after 24 hours
- Decoration : Rhodium-plated, hand-decorated movement, circular-grain and wheels detail

Les Classiques Day/Date from Maurice Lacroix

This is another of the BaselWorld previews from Maurice Lacroix - the Les Classiques Day/Date

Courtesy of Maurice Lacroix

CASE

■ Stainless steel available with steel or yellow gold plated bezel, Ø 38 mm
■ Finishing combining polished and brushed surfaces
■ Domed sapphire crystal
■ Water-resistant to 30 m/3 atm

DIAL
■ Timeless design underlined by refined sun-brushed and circular finishing
■ Diamond-cut applied hour-markers
■ Available in black and silver dial with rhodium or yellow gold plated markers

HANDS
■ Diamond-cut 18K yellow gold or rhodium-plated hands
■ Luminescent coating (blue emission) on hours and minutes hands

STRAP/BRACELET
■ Genuine calfskin, imitation crocodile strap (available in black and brown)
■ Seven rows stainless steel bracelet, combining polished and brushed finishing
(also available in stainless steel/yellow gold execution)

BUCKLE
■ Stainless steel folding clasp with pushers
■ Double deployment clasp with pushers on metal bracelet
■ Satin and polished finishing

MOVEMENT DAY/DATE
Quartz movement
■ Functions:
– Hours, Minutes, Seconds indicated by central hands
– Date indicated by disk at 6 o’clock
– Day indicated by disk at 12 o’clock (Day/Date only)
– End-of-life display