MAURICE LACROIX – AIKON Automatic CERAMIC 39 MM & 42 MM

 

MAURICE LACROIX – AIKON Automatic Black and White CERAMIC - 2024

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A SHOWSTOPPING PERFORMANCE

As the end of 2024 nears, Maurice Lacroix unveils the AIKON Automatic Ceramic, a real looker, offered in two sizes and executed in two contrasting hues: black and white. 

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The culmination of three years of research and development, these latest models deliver an unprecedented quality/price ratio, democratising ceramic watch ownership, while delivering an ultra-refined appearance. Moreover, Maurice Lacroix has gone further by using ‘technical ceramic’, a material that elevates the performance of ‘regular’ ceramic by doping zirconium oxide with additional oxides.

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Close attention has been paid to the case and bracelet, ensuring each surface and facet exudes excellence. In addition, each bracelet link has been designed to smoothly articulate around the wrist, delivering maximum wearer comfort. 

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Unequivocally new, these latest models perpetuate the AIKON’s reputation for nuanced details and sublime tactility. One material, two looks; how do you wish to express your urban-style?

TECHNICAL CERAMIC: A MATERIAL WITH A LASTING ALLURE

This year has seen Maurice Lacroix release several versions of the AIKON, its hugely successful urban-style watch, executed in a multitude of materials. 

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Now, to round out 2024, the Swiss company turns its gaze to ‘technical ceramic’, a scratch-resistant material that will never fade with the onset of years. Ceramic cases composed of zirconium oxide have been in existence for some time; however, Maurice Lacroix has pushed the performance envelope with the creation of technical ceramic.

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In common with conventional ceramic cases, technical ceramic is corrosion-resistant and hypoallergenic, but it also represents a significant step forward in terms of durability, thermal stability and overall strength. 

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This technically advanced material involves ‘doping’ zirconium oxide with three additional oxides: hafnium oxide, yttrium oxide and aluminium oxide. This process is strictly controlled to achieve the desired result.

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Bringing the technical ceramic case and bracelet to life necessitated three years of intense research and development and presented numerous technical challenges along the way. The R&D team at Maurice Lacroix expended much time, often burning the midnight oil, to ensure that all surfaces and facets of the case and bracelet exude quality. 

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For example, the bezel with its distinctive arms, presented in relief and with a contrasting finish, proved technically challenging. Likewise, making a bracelet in technical ceramic also proved demanding as the links need to articulate, allowing the bracelet to flex as it encircles the wrist to confer optimal wearer comfort.

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During the development process, Maurice Lacroix commissioned research, talking to retailers and the public alike. Obtaining feedback, the brand sought to optimise the look and feel of its new technical ceramic models, paying close attention to the ergonomic relationship between the case, bracelet and wearer. 

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The culmination of its time-consuming efforts has led to the creation of the new Maurice Lacroix AIKON Automatic Ceramic, a unisex model offered in two sizes, 39 mm and 42 mm, each sporting a decidedly different appearance.

TECHNICAL CERAMIC: A NEW ERA

Since it was founded in 1975, Maurice Lacroix has continuously shown its unwavering desire to deliver high perceived value. 

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With the new Maurice Lacroix AIKON Automatic Ceramic, the brand from the Franches-Montagnes delivers an unprecedented quality/price ratio, bringing this alluring material within the reach of new audiences.

A LESSON IN CONTRASTS

Back in 2016, Maurice Lacroix unveiled the first AIKON, a quartz watch inspired by the CALYPSO, the former best-selling watch of the 90s. 

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Two years later, the company released mechanical versions of the AIKON after which the collection’s popularity grew exponentially. 

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Over the years that followed, the brand capitalised on this success, releasing different case sizes, dial colours and complications.

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Today, Maurice Lacroix explores contrast with the new AIKON Automatic Ceramic in a choice of white or black. The 42mm matt black option is stealth-like, reinforcing the urban-vibe, a night-owl that plays out after dark, while the 39mm glossy white reference looks comparatively angelic, bathing in sunlight, garnering admiring looks wherever it goes.

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Whether night or day, overt or discreet, innocent or knowing, there is an AIKON Automatic Ceramic perfectly suited to the situation, mood and wearer. Once again, Maurice Lacroix demonstrates it is a master of materials and contrasts. It’s a showstopping performance. 

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To the rear of the watch, a pane of sapphire crystal affords sight of the automatic ML115 calibre. This movement is embellished with circular graining, snailing and Côtes de Genève motif. 

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The Clou de Paris dial of the AIKON Automatic White Ceramic opens up a new way of playing with light. The same colour as the rest of the watch, it gleams with a particular vividness, as do the polished applied hour markers and rhodium-plated hands that are coated in white Super-LumiNova. Nothing detracts from the watch’s absolute monochrome character.    

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

Model: AIKON Automatic CERAMIC 39 mm & 42 mm

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Ref. AI6007-CRM72-130-7 -  White 39 mm

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 Ref. AI6008-CRM22-330-2 -  Black 42 mm

CASE
    DIAMETER: 39 mm / 42 mm
    MATERIAL: Ceramic
White / Black
    FINITION: Polished
    HEIGHT: 11 mm
    FRONT GLASS: Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
    CASE BACK: Open case back with sapphire glass and anti-reflective coating
    BEZEL: Bezel featuring eye-catching six “claws” design
    CROWN: Screwed crown
    WATER RESISTANCE: Water-resistant to 20 ATM
DIAL & HANDS

• DIAL: White, lacquered
•     HOUR MARKERS: Indexes, rhodium-plated, white super-luminova
•     HANDS: Rhodium-plated, white super-luminova
•     SPECIAL HANDS: Rhodium-plated second hand
• DIAL: Black, clous de paris motif
•     HOUR MARKERS: Indexes, black-plated, white super-luminova
•     HANDS: Matte black-plated, white super-luminova
•     SPECIAL HANDS: Black-plated second hand

MOVEMENT & FUNCTIONS
    MOVEMENT TYPE: Automatic
    FUNCTIONS:
    - Hours, minutes and seconds
    - Date at 3 o’clock
    Caliber: Automatic ML115
    POWER RESERVE: 38 hours
    FREQUENCY: 28'800 vph
    DECORATIONS: Rhodium-plated movement with Perlage and Colimaçon; Côtes de Genève on the rotor
    Jewels: 26
STRAP
    BRACELET/STRAP: White, Black ceramic bracelet
    Easy change system available: Yes 

 🔴Price: (incl. Swiss VAT)   $3,300.00  / 2.990,00 CHF  💰

Launch year     2024

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Press release – 2024
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