MAURICE LACROIX – AIKON Chronograph Skeleton 2020

MAURICE LACROIX – AIKON Chronograph Skeleton Stainless Steel 44 - 2020

The Graphic Power Of The Aikon Chronograph Skeleton

The AIKON Chronograph Skeleton is a contemporary and sculptural creation that combines the powerful, angular and masculine lines of the AIKON Automatic with one of Maurice Lacroix’s most iconic movements. The skeletonisation of this automatic chronograph enhances the structure of its hands, bezel and push-pieces. By playing on sharp lines, alternating between circles and hexagons, Maurice Lacroix has created a steel piece with a strong watchmaking impact.

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The AIKON Chronograph Skeleton expresses the brand’s creative strength in terms of design and complications, combining the watchmaking heritage of Masterpiece and the power of AIKON. Several months after leading the way with the AIKON Mercury, Maurice Lacroix has expanded its iconic line with a sophisticated, graphic and uncompromising piece.

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The technical excellence of the AIKON Chronograph Skeleton is an aesthetic desire, a graphic assertion of AIKON’s powerful character, developed to achieve its full potential. And yet, behind this embodiment of bold, expressive and unambiguous watchmaking, Maurice Lacroix has stayed true to its core principles. This complication Manufacture piece is perfectly executed, and the relationship between its objective and perceived value and its price is particularly favourable.

Masculine & 3D

A strong 44 mm diameter with an elegantly designed thickness. A reduced bezel, allowing you to admire the movement in its entirety, featuring the six characteristic AIKON arms placed directly on the crystal, more prominent than ever, engraved 10 by 10. Prominent push-pieces with a hexagonal base that protrude to trigger the chronograph. A long, large, serrated crown with a black PVD finish. The masculine characteristics of this ultra-sporty and technical chronograph are proudly displayed. And to powerfully complete the image of a skeleton chronograph, Maurice Lacroix has modified the finishes to play with the perception of volume.

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The higher the components are on the AIKON Chronograph Skeleton, the clearer they become. The arms and bezel are produced in satin-finished steel. The front of the dial, featuring four hour-markers and counters, is also satin-finished and darker. The grooves of these counters are microbead blasted and even darker. The lower levels are occupied by the movement, treated with DLC black gold and highlighted by the lowest layer, which becomes light grey again to create a contrast.

Technical Convergence

The composition of the bezel, flange and dial create a vortex effect: all the markings are aligned towards the centre of the watch and draw the eyes to it. The black timer engraved on the bezel is extended by the one shown on the sapphire dial, continued by the hour-markers and finalised with the chronograph markings. A blue seconds hand and AIKON rhodium-plated hands embellished with SLN emerge from the centre. This playful contrast is completed with the AIKON Chronograph Skeleton strap. In black calfskin with hand-sewn white thread, it is marked with an applied M logo, the signature of the brand. This strap features the Easychange system which allows it to be effortlessly changed in seconds.

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The mechanism underlying this powerful ensemble is the ML206 calibre, an automatic chronograph with two counters and a 48-hour power reserve. This calibre also equipped the Masterpiece Chronograph Skeleton in 2016. Its sporty character meant it lent itself naturally to the AIKON Chronograph Skeleton. The technical identity of its skeletonisation with its assertive supportive lines reinforced this fact.

The Aikon Line

AIKON is the descendant of the Maurice Lacroix Calypso. This steel watch was one of the brand’s iconic models in the 1990s and bore the same design codes that live on in the AIKON. The integrated and water-resistant case, the six-arm bezel surrounding a flat sapphire crystal and the strap marked with an applied M logo made this model with its exceptional presence the brand’s most iconic product.  In 2016, Maurice Lacroix produced a contemporary reinterpretation of this iconic piece with the quartz AIKON. In 2018, an entire collection of AIKON Automatic pieces continued the saga and in 2019, the AIKON Mercury introduced Masterpiece-style complications to the collection.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  AIKON Chronograph Skeleton

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Reference    AI6098-SS001-090-1

Case
Stainless steel
Diameter 44 mm
Height    15.10 mm
Case setting    no
Water resistance 20 ATM
Movement
Automatic ML206
Vibrations    Chronograph second by central hand.
Power Reserve    30-minutes chronograph at 3 o'clock.
Vibrations    28'800 vph / 4 Hz
Power Reserve    48 hours
Number of jewels    25
Decorations    Vertical Côtes de Geneve.
Rhodium plated and black gold DLC.
Functions
Hours and minutes.

• Small second at 9 o'clock.
• Chronograph second by central hand.
• 30-minutes chronograph at 3 o'clock.

Dial
Skeleton dial on sapphire base plate
External printing black
Other printing in silver powder
Indexes    No indexes
Hands    Hours-Minutes rhodium plated with white SLN
Small counters at 9 and 3 o'clock rhodium
Chronograph second in blue
Strap / Bracelet
Calf leather black with white stitching, easychange system
Buckle    Folding clasp in stainless steel


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Press release – 2020
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International PR Manager
Lucie Notari
Phone +41 78 638 70 09
lucie.notari@mauricelacroix.com
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Luminox – Bear Grylls Survival MASTER

Luminox – X Bear Grylls SEA Survival MASTER “Never Give Up” CARBONOX™ Chronograph - 2020

X Bear Grylls

Man is making his way through the dark jungle, the sun is obscured by trees. The game is arduous, but he makes his way thanks to a machete and his decisive determination.

Hot and humid, the jungle is a difficult environment with many dangers lurking.

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He makes his way to a clearing, to see the sun. The man points the hour hand of his watch to the sun, orients himself, calculates his ground speed and determines that he can reach higher ground and camp before the sun sets. Determined to never give up, the man knows he will be safe.

The man is Bear Grylls and the clock is Luminox

Bear Grylls is the most recognized face in the world of outdoor survival and adventure, after spending his career in nature, navigating some of the most extreme landscapes on earth and coming out of the most dangerous situations alive and unharmed. Today, the Swiss Made watch brand Luminox announces a long-term partnership with Bear Grylls and the introduction of the first watches.

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"It is incredibly important for me to work alongside trusted world-class partners and Luminox has proven it. I have been wearing Luminox since my first days of adventure, so it's nice to be part of the family. The robust range of watches has been carefully crafted with design multifunctional and avant-garde materials, designed to inspire and encourage the adventurer in all of us: men and women, boys and girls, beginners and outdoor experts. "

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For Luminox, the partnership highlights what Navy SEALs, the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) and many other professionals have known for many years: the brand's watches can survive practically anything. 

Water resistant to 300 meters and with a lightweight, durable CARBONOX ™ case or stainless steel, these watches are built to accompany you in the most extreme conditions on Earth. If Bear Grylls can survive, these watches can do it too.

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"Working with Bear Grylls is perfect for Luminox," says Niels Moller, CEO of Luminox. “We have always developed watches for the most difficult people and situations on Earth, for use by Navy SEALs, first responders, law enforcement officers and more. Bear is famous for thriving in the world's toughest environments, as well as Luminox. "

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The watches will all bear the Bear Grylls logo and motto, "Never Give Up", on the dial and back of the case. Depending on the model, the watches incorporate chronograph functions, compasses, paracord straps, morse code decoders, rulers, walking speed scales and, of course, Luminox Light Technology so that the watch is visible in any light condition while remaining so for at 25 years old.

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The Bear Grylls collection will consist of watches from all the Luminox series: Sea, Air and Land. The first six models (4 in SEA and 2 in LAND) will be introduced in January 2020, while the other two (AIR) models are scheduled for August 2020.

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All Luminox X Bear Grylls watches to be launched in January feature CARBONOX ™ cases - CARBONOX ™ is an exclusive carbon-based material from Luminox that is light, hypoallergenic and extremely durable and resistant - while the watches to be launched in August will be made of 316L stainless steel, which guarantees a longer life.

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Bear Grylls is famous for being able to survive in any condition, and Luminox watches are known for their ability to perform in extreme situations, making it the perfect partnership. Luminox's motto, EverySecondCounts, integrates perfectly with Grylls "Never Give Up". There is no better watch to wear on Bear Grylls' wrist than a Luminox, especially a Luminox that Grylls helped design and develop.

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Technical Specifications

Model: X Bear Grylls Survival MASTER Series (SEA)

Ref. XB.3741 - Dark Grey rubber
Ref. XB.3749 - Orange rubber


Movement
Swiss Quartz Ronda 5030.D 
Origin     Swiss Made
Always Visible     Constant glow for up to 25 years in any light condition
Case
CARBONOX™+
Case Size (Diameter)     45 mm
Water Resistance     300 meters, 30 ATM, 1000 feet, individually tested
Bezel     CARBONOX™ +, uni-directional turning bezel, count-up and compass
Case Back     316L stainless steel, screw in
Crystal     Sapphire with anti-reflection coating
Crown     316L stainless steel
Case Height     14 mm
Weight     98 g 
Strap

• FP3800.81Q     Dark Grey rubber EPDM signature strap with stainless steel Luminox signature buckle, 24mm
• FP3800.35Q     Orange rubber EPDM signature strap with stainless steel Luminox signature buckle, 24mm

Accessory
FAC.COMP24     Compass loop

Standard Gift Box
GBO.L026     Luminox Standard Gift Box 173 x 83 x 59 mm, black exterior
GBX.L008.BG     Special Bear Grylls Sleeve


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