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Registered: November 2003
INDUSTRY NEWS - Maurice Lacroix Memoire 1 Unveiled
Wed, 05 December 2007 10:12
Technical Specifications
Movement: Maurice Lacroix manufacture movement, mechanical 128 with automatic, bidirectional winding system, hand-decorated with vertical or circular satinized sections and PVD surface refinement in tantalum colour; wheels gold-plated or with black PVD surface refinement; 48 jewels (25 transparent, 23 ruby-coloured); ML precision adjustment with “vis sans fin” (endless screw) system; transparent ML balance with white gold ring; KIF shock protection; Nivaflex M mainspring (exclusive to Maurice Lacroix); beating at 28,800 bph.
Functions: Chronograph with mechanical memory function, real time (time mode) and measured time interval (chrono mode) use the same indications (disc and hands); date indication with disc, indication of minutes and seconds with central hands, mode indication with hand at 3 o’clock.
Case: 49mm case diameter available in 18kt White gold and palladium; double sapphire crystals with anti-reflective coating on the inside, screwed caseback with display (8 screws); water resistance to 50 meters
Dial: Black and silver color; 4 parts assembled by hand, functions indicated on different levels, transparent, mineral-based hours disc with anti-reflective coating; minutes hand, hours disc and hours indication at 12 o’clock with white, luminous coating giving a blue radiance; applied and facetted index marks.
Watchband: Hand-sewn, matte alligator leather with buckle in 18kt white gold and palladium.
- Jorge Merino