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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

[ Maurice Lacroix ]Martin Bachmann, 46, has been named the new chief executive officer of Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Maurice Lacroix S.A., effective. Nov. 1. For the past seven years, Bachmann, an executive board member of the luxury Swiss watch brand, has been actively involved in development of the brand as global director of its Marketing/Country Operations division.Bachman succeeds Philippe C. Merk, 51, who was named CEO of Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet Holding SA in August, effective Jan. 1, 2009, replacing its long-time CEO, Georges-Henri Meylan. MORE>>Bachmann noted Maurice Lacroix's successful "leap" in recent years into the small group of luxury Swiss brands who make their own mechanical movements. "Together with my management team, it's my goal to continue this successful strategy," he said. "We will build on our innovative strength and creativity, with which we also intend to inspire our customers in the coming years."Bachman's successor as global director of sales for Maurice Lacroix is Marc Gl?ser, 40, who returns to the brand after four years. The marketing segment will now report to product director Sandro Reginelli, a member of the executive board.Since launching its first watch in 1975, Maurice Lacroix, headquartred at Saignel��gier, Switzerland, has evolved into a luxury brand known for complex movements. Important milestones include its 2003 Masterpiece Double R��trograde, with a complex mechanism with two retrograde displays developed in-house; the 2006 launch of its first in-house movement (ML106), and in 2008, the debut of its M��moire 1, the first mechanical watch with a memory.Maurice Lacroix, one of the few independent watch manufacturers, has around 300 employees worldwide, most at its international headquarters in Zurich and its production sites in Saignel��gier and Montfaucon, Switzerland.