Mastergranddate

Maurice Lacroix welcomes new movement to its AIKON collection

In taking inspiration from the flagship collection, the new AIKON Master Grand Date reveals a new movement and design.

Maurice Lacroix has embarked on a new chapter in the history of its AIKON collection with the installation of a new manufacture movement, the ML331 in its AIKON Master Grand Date.

The movement powers an offset watch face showing hours and minutes at 2 o’clock on the dial and a small seconds display just below it.

A large aperture on the opposite of the dial at 8 o’clock displays the balance wheel held in place by a large, rounded balance bridge.

Just above it, at 10 o’clock, Maurice Lacroix has placed a unique double-window large date module.

By playing with the finishes, the AIKON Master Grand Date acquires a new level of contrast and legibility, claims the brand.

The off-centred Clous de Paris hours and minutes dial, the grained dial plate and the Cordura bracelet feature a deep, matte and elegant shade of blue.

Ai6118 ss00e 430 c close up dial

The dials’ bezels, the large applied date window and the small seconds are satin-finished, matching the polished chamfers of the 45 mm steel case, as well as the links of the integrated metal bracelet unique to AIKON.

Maurice Lacroix has also revisited one of AIKON’s distinctive features by giving the date window the same shape as the bezel’s arms.

While respecting the AIKON codes in the complex yet symmetrical layout, Maurice Lacroix creates a new visual balance and allows Maurice Lacroix to take the AIKON to a new dimension.

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