MAURICE LACROIX – MASTERPIECE Gravity Limited Edition NEW
40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN ONE TIMEPIECE
NOVELTY 2015
When the Maurice Lacroix Masterpie- ce Gravity was launched at Baselworld 2014, it was the first timepiece to feature a fully silicium assortment, proving highly popular and quickly selling out.
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Since 1975, Maurice Lacroix has been at the vanguard of horological creativity, embracing new technologies, depicting time using thought-provoking design and harnessing fine Swiss craftsmanship. This year Maurice Lacroix combines many of its innovations in a limited edition of the Masterpiece Gravity featuring a stun-ning blue dial, produced to celebrate the brand’s 40th anniversary.
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The Masterpiece Gravity 40th features many of the remarkable attributes syno-nymous with Maurice Lacroix including a manufacture movement, a silicium as-sortment, an off-centre hour and minutes display, striking use of colour, all stylishly presented in an eye-catching POWER-LITE® case.
POWERLITE® is incredibly robust, durable and light. The anthracite colour of the case is created using an anodisation process. The benefits POWERLITE® offers made a compelling case for its selection by the de- sign team at Maurice Lacroix and a wor- thy material for this important timepiece in the company’s history.
CAN YOU RESIST GRAVITY?
The new Masterpiece Gravity 40th is joined by two fur- ther limited editions, delivered in a choice of classical and contemporary executions, each limited to 250 pieces.
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The Masterpiece Gravity inspires and challenges conven- tion. It is an innovative timepiece, at the cutting-edge of progress, which does not merely convey time but emotio- nally engages with the wearer with creative expression. It presents its oscillator and assortment centre stage on the dial side of the watch. The spectacle of seeing the oscillator beating, along with the pallet lever moving, is mesmerising and emits an attractive force few can resist.
SILICIUM
The Masterpiece Gravity was the first timepiece to feature a fully silicium assortment. Developed in- house by Maurice Lacroix, it is a further example of the company’s forward thinking approach to watchmaking.
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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.
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.
The frequency of the Maurice Lacroix automa- tic 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 subs- tance than those experienced in some higher os- cillating movements.
MAURICE LACROIX – Manufacture ML230 calibre
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The brand has minimised the number of compo- nents to 188, avoiding unnecessary parts and, by default, providing a clean appearance and enhanced reliability.
Maurice Lacroix is, understandably, very proud to feature a complete assortment produced in sili- cium. The Calibre ML230 is its 13th manufacture movement, reaffirming the company’s know-how and technical progress.
STUNNING AESTHETICS
The Masterpiece Gravity 40th imparts the hour and minutes display on a blue lacquered, off-centre dial which is domed at its centre and secured with two mirror-polished screws. Diamond cut indexes and rho-dium plated hands exhibit cool refinement. Encircling this dial is a rhodium plated minute track. The vibrant use of colour is typical of Maurice Lacroix who has gained a reputation for selecting shades that deliver stunning aesthetics.
The sense of modernity is reinforced with the main bridges, positioned adjacent the hour and minutes dis-play, that have received an eye-catching sandblasted finish. Moreover, these bridges feature polished be-velled edges accentuating their extremities to comely effect. In contrast, four additional bridges, presented dial-side of the watch are rhodium finished and brushed. The screw sinks on these four bridges are sandblasted, providing a cohesive link to the main bridges.
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The classical execution includes an off-centre hour and minutes display featuring a pure white lacquered dial, retained with two mirror-polished screws. Hours are marked with black Roman numerals, hands are gold plated and the minute track consists of blue and black markings. Adjacent the hour and minutes display, the surrounding canvas is decorated with circular Côtes de Genève motif.
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For those seeking a more avant-garde form of expres-sion, the contemporary execution may be their prefer-red timepiece. In this instance, the off-centre hour and minutes display features a captivating black lacque-red dial. Hours are marked with diamond cut indexes which sparkle with a brilliant gleam and the hands are delivered in a matching rhodium finish. Framing the extremities of the dial is a flat rhodium plated mi-nute rail, featuring red and white markings. Adjacent the hour and minutes display, vertical Côtes de Ge-nève stripes, accentuated with black DLC treatment, provide a modern and highly attractive appearance.
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The “glass-box” sapphire crystal is also domed and magnifies the oscillator and assortment, making them appear to sit high within the case and according a sublime three dimensional characteristic to the dial. A small seconds display, presented on a subdial par-tially projects over the disclosed balance assortment, masterfully exploiting depth and curving line.
Finally, the case back of the watch is equipped with a sapphire crystal, according a view of the automatic Calibre ML230.
A TRUE MASTERPIECE
Maurice Lacroix has shown over the last 40 years a remarkable ability to innovate, explore new technologies and create ingenious means of displaying time. The Masterpiece Gravity 40th wonderfully integrates several cutting-edge technologies in one true masterpiece.
With a dazzling array of qualities, the attraction of the Masterpiece Gravity should prove impossible to resist
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Technical Specifications
Model: MASTERPIECE GRAVITY Limited Edition
Ref: MP6118-SS001-112, N° 1 GRAVITY LIMITED of 250 pieces
Ref: MP6118-ALB01-430, N° 2 GRAVITY ”40TH ANNIVERSARY” LIMITED of 40 pieces
Ref: MP6118-PVB01-330, N° 3 GRAVITY LIMITED of 250 pieces
MOVEMENT
Automatic calibre ML230
Assortment and oscillator ML10
Functions:
- Hours, minutes by off-centered hands at 2 o’clock
- Small second by off-centered hand at 4 o’clock
- Visible ML assortment and oscillator between 6 and 8 o’clock
POWER RESERVE: 50 hours
JEWELS: 35
ADJUSTMENTS:
5 positions when fully wound and
2 positions after 24 hours
DECORATIONS:
Classic execution:
Rhodium coated bridges, with “Cotes de Geneve“, circular,
sandblasted finishing and diamond cut edges on all bridges.
Modern execution:
Black DLC coated bridges, with vertical “Cotes de Geneve“,
sandblasted finishing and diamond cut edges on all bridges.
CASE
- Ø 43 mm Anthracite Powerlite alloy case or
- Ø 43 mm stainless steel case, satin and polished
- “Box” sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
- Screwed case back with wide sapphire crystal
- Water-resistant to 50 m/5 atm
MOVEMENT BRIDGE/DIAL
- White lacquered with black roman numbers printings, blue minutery, black and blue second printings, 2N Logo
- Black lacquered with rhodied indexes and logo, rhodied minutery, red and white second printings
- Blue lacquered with rhodied indexes and logo, rhodied minutery and external second.
- 2N Gold plated or rhodied hours, minutes and seconds hands
STRAP/BRACELET
- Genuine black or brown crocodile-skin strap
- Genuine black soft touch crocodile-skin strap
BUCKLE
- Folding steel clasp with push buttons
- Satin and polished finishing
- Black PVD Buckle
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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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