MAURICE LACROIX – Masterpiece Gravity

MAURICE LACROIX – Masterpiece Gravity NEW

Buoyed up by a formidable capacity to view the world from a different perspective, Maurice Lacroix loves defying conventions. 

Its new Masterpiece Gravity is a perfect example of this attitude, since it is the first watch equipped with an assortment – balance roller, lever and escapement wheel – entirely made of silicon.

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 The Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity utilises the very latest cutting-edge technology, silicium. Maurice Lacroix’s Head of Movement Construction, Michel Vermot, in collaboration with Haute Ecole Arc, based in Le Locle, was the first person to develop and produce a complete assortment made in silicium.  The silicium assortment includes the double roller of the balance, the pallets and the escapement wheel.  Silicium, a self-lubricating, glass-like material, is three times lighter than steel.  The low mass consumes less energy, is more accurate and does not require regular lubrication.

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 Three times lighter than steel, this material is also more accurate, less energy-hungry and requires no lubricant. The Masterpiece Gravity is available in a Classical model, presented in a stainless steel case, and a Contemporary model, delivered in a sultry anthracite PVD finish. The diameter of 43mm bestows a generously sized area on which to display the various design components of the watch.

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Reference: MP6118-PVB01-130 

Like the oscillator, this fascinating innovation is clearly visible within a resolutely contemporary aesthetic composition accentuated by an off-centred hour and minute dial, as well as small seconds creating fascinating depth effects. A key element of the Masterpiece Gravity is the “glass-box” sapphire crystal which is domed and magnifies the oscillator and assortment making them appear to sit high within the case and according a sublime three dimensional characteristic.

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 An off-centre Hours and Minutes display features a white lacquered dial which is domed at its centre and retained with two mirror-polished screws. It includes diamond cut indexes on the Contemporary model and Roman numerals on the Classical model. Framing the extremities of the dial is a flat minute rail, featuring circular brushing.

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Reference: MP6118-SS001-110

Hours and Minutes hands are thermally blued or rhodium plated dependent on the model selected. A small seconds display partially projects over the disclosed balance assortment, masterfully exploiting depth and curving line.Adjacent the functions presented is a delightfully decorated canvas of Clou de Paris or Grand colimaçon. Again, dependent on the model chosen, this is rhodium or black gold treated.
The frequency of the Maurice Lacroix automatic manufacture Calibre ML230 is 18,000 vph (2.5Hz). It is a cadence that is ideally suited for silicium as it proves gentler to the glass-like substance than those experienced in some higher oscillating movements.


---------------   Manufacture ML230 calibre

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The brand has minimised the number of components to 188, avoiding unnecessary parts and, by default, providing a clean appearance and enhanced reliability. The Calibre ML230 is its 13th manufacture movement, reaffirming the company’s know-how and technical progress. 

The watch has an exhibition caseback, affording a view of the delightfully decorated self-winding movement, featuring Grand Colimaçon shaped Côtes de Genève motif. The generous proportions of the movement indulge the eyes with a large-scale view of each finely finished surface.

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 Technical specifications

Reference: MP6118-PVB01-130 
Reference: MP6118-SS001-110

Movement

Mechanical automatic Manufacture ML230 calibre, 

- Assortment / Oscillator: ML10
- Vibration: 18,000 vibrations/hour, 2.5Hz
- Power reserve: 50 hours
- Jewels: 35
- Adjustments: 5 positions after full winding and after 24 hours
Adorned with Clou de Paris and Côtes de Genève Colimaçon patterns;

 or Grand Calimaçon and Côtes de Genève Colimaçon in a second version

Functions

Hours, minutes dial at 2 o’clock
Seconds display at 4 o’clock

Case

Satin-brushed and polished or sandblasted and anthracite PVD-finished stainless steel, 

43 mm Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides Transparent back
Hands
Blue steel or rhodium plated hours and minuted hands
Blued steel or red coated seconds hand
 Decoration:

•   V1: Clou de Paris, straight brushed, sandblasted and beveled angle, Côte de  Genève Colimaçon ¾ bridge, automatic bridge and Rotor. All rhodium.
•   V2: Grand Colimaçon, straight brushed, sandblasted and beveled angle, Côte de Genève Colimaçon ¾ bridge, automatic bridge and Rotor. All black gold.

Water-resistant

to 50 meters (5 bar /165 ft)

Dial

White lacquered with blued or rhodiumed hands 

Small seconds with blued or red hand

Bracelet/strap

Genuine black or brown crocodile-skin strap
Folding steel clasp with push buttons or anthracite PVD coated standard buckle,
Satin and polished finish

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Maurice Lacroix S. A.
Thurgauerstrasse 40
CH-8050 Zürich
Phone +41 (0)44 209 11 11
Fax +41 (0)44 209 12 52
info@mauricelacroix.com
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