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2009 Baselworld Preview[ via Maurice Lacroix ]Spearhead of the Maurice Lacroix manufacture, the Masterpiece line is a skilfully proportioned combination of technology, tradition and modern aesthetics. The skeleton dial, sculpted with a goldsmith's precision, reveals all the workings of the movement, a delicate labyrinth in which the gear-trains have been refined to a bare minimum. The structure of the Chronographe Squelette, a veritable metallic sculpture, transforms the lifeless material into a living mechanism. A model that clearly belongs in this century.Technical Specifications:MovementHand-wound, Maurice Lacroix ML106-7 calibre, column-wheel chronograph, 18,000 vib/h, 22 rubies, hand-decorated bridges, snailed gear-trains, 42-hour power reserveFunctionsHours, minutes, seconds and chronograph to 1/5 secondCaseCombination of polished and satin-finished steel, circular or vertical, 45 mmConvex sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides Screw-down sapphire crystalWater-resistant to 100 mDialSapphire crystal with metallised treatmentSmall seconds at 9 o'clock, 60-minute counter at 3 o'clockWhite Superluminova on rim of minute and seconds countersBracelet/StrapHand-stitched large-scaled crocodile, black calfskin lining, matching topstitching, with folding claspPrice Range(CHF) 10000-19999Images/text courtesy of SwissTime.ch

A combination of mechanics and architecture, the Pontos D��centrique Phases de Lune liberates time from orthodoxy. In a theatre of bold innovations, the first scene is acted out at 10 o'clock on an off-centre dial, where a new and unique single hand tracks the minutes, while the dragging hours appear at a more leisurely pace on a disk. In the second scene, two superposed disks at 4 o'clock show the phases of the moon and indicate day and night. The final scene, perhaps the grandest of them all, takes place at 6 o'clock: the date is clearly shown in a metallised sapphire crystal window on a disk whose patented return system has been specially developed in-house. Series limited to 500.Technical SpecificationsMovementAutomatic, ML 122 calibre, 28,800 vib/h, 4 Hz, 28 jewels, rhodium-plated, circular-grained, hand-decorated and snailed finishing with C?tes de Gen��ve motifs, 38-hour power reserveFunctionsHours, minutes, date, moon phases and age of the moon, day/night indicatorCaseTitanium, sand-blasted finishing, 45 mmConvex sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sidesScrew-down and numbered sapphire crystal back Water-resistant to 50 mDialBlack off-centre with openings on the hour disk at 10 o'clock and moon phases and day/night indicator at 4 o'clockIndication of number of days to next full moon at 4 o'clock Integrated metallised sapphire crystal on the date at 6 o'clockLarge hour numerals and minute hand coated with C1 white Superluminova creating a blue luminescent effectBracelet/StrapBlack genuine alligator, black calfskin lining with titanium folding claspRetail is estimated at $5,000-$10,000Source: Maurice Lacroix