les classiques chronograph maurice lacroix 1038

Zurich based Maurice de Mauriac produces customized swiss made and assembled timepieces. You can select from a wide variety of dials, cases, bezels, straps and more. Prices start around a couple grand and go above ten thousand for solid gold cases. The watch above is $4,200 as shown in a beautiful satin DLC treated stainless steel case (45 mm in diameter) with a 7750 "top" grade movement and black Kevlar strap with stainless steel buckle. The caseback is clear so you can enjoy the finished movement. I've worn this timepiece for about a year, and it is still scratch-free (DLC is virtually scratch proof). To freshen up the looks, I have ordered a new satin stainless steel bezel and a domed sapphire crystal (the bezel/crystal are easily interchangeable with the use of a specialized bezel tool). Click here for full review and photo gallery.

Maurice Lacroix is known for their rare creations and releases that makes their watches very valuable and very hard to find. The watch shown above is one of their rare creations which is called the Double Retrograde watch which features the complications of its movement and the elegance of its design.This watch is created with a polished stainless steel case which has pushers and crown also in stainless steel. This case is matched with a crocodile leather strap matching the case's elegance. Aside from these, the watch shows of its complicated movement through its dial. This watch is equipped with functions of time indicator with a separate seconds sub dial on the 9 o'clock, power reserve indicator on the 3 o'clock, and a second timezone and date indicator presented in retrograde on the 12 and 6 o'clock position respectively. These functions are placed in a very unique white textured dial with accents of stainless Roman numeral hour markers. The hands also accent the dial with its blue color.This Maurice Lacroix Double Retrograde watch is indeed one of those watches to collect. This will be a great addition to your watch collection.