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For admirers of mechanical movements, there’s nothing like a dial that shows the inner workings of a watch ticking away. But for those who just want a small peek of that, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Square Wheel Retrograde truly delivers and how
September 6, 2019
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For true-blue [or in this case, grey] watch connoisseurs, mechanical movements have always taken precedence over quartz. While quartz movements may be more precise, the beauty and the art of watchmaking can only be properly appreciated in its mechanical counterpart that has been carefully crafted and diligently designed. Skeleton watches, in particular, offer you a view of the beating heart of a mechanical watch. However, to some watch connoisseurs, an open-worked dial may appear a bit too busy. With so many moving parts distracting you from what a watch is essentially about—keeping time—there was a need for a clean design that sits between the two worlds of functional and open-worked timepieces. And this is where the ingenious Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Square Wheel Retrograde fits into the horological picture.
The Difference In The Dial
The unique and distinctive dials of these two 43mm watches have—as their name suggests—a square wheel, which displays running seconds. A clover-shaped gear makes this square wheel move. One wouldn’t think that these two seemingly disharmonious shapes would fit and move seamlessly together, but these watches display this movement with élan—quite the playful and poetic take on timekeeping! In addition to this arresting display of superlative watchmaking, there is a retrograde calendar at five o’clock displaying odd dates, which balances the look of the two moving parts on left side of the watches.
The clover-shaped gear makes the square wheel move. One wouldn’t think that these two seemingly disharmonious shapes would fit together, but their movement proves to be a poetic take on timekeeping.
Housed in a stainless steel case is the ML258 automatic manufacture movement with a skeletonised rotor and 37 jewels, beating at a frequency of 28,800vph. This durable calibre flaunts the Côtes de Genève pattern, while the bridges are sandblasted and incorporate colimaçon decoration, which can be appreciated through the sapphire crystal caseback. This funky piece of horology provides the wearer with a 36-hour power reserve. These watches are water resistant up to 100m.
The variant with the silver dial comes equipped with leaf-shaped hands, Roman numerals and gears in a quirky and eye-catching blue
The Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Square Wheel Retrograde is bound to stand out, no matter what your choice of attire is
Colours And Contrasts
The watch comes in two equally gorgeous variants—one with a silver dial and quirky leaf-shaped blue hands, Roman numerals and gears, and the other with the same features in anthracite and gold. Both watches sport black leather straps, with a stainless steel folding clasp and the Maurice Lacroix logo prominently emblazoned below the bottom lugs, in silver or gold.
The anthracite grey variant comes with features in a lovely gold hue—making for a visually stunning contrast
The durable ML258 automatic manufacture movement with a skeletonised rotor is visible through the sapphire crystal caseback
The Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Square Wheel Retrograde is meant for those who like their watches to be luxurious yet quirky
The retrograde calendar at five o’clock, with numerals of odd dates, balances the visual of the two moving parts on the top-left of the dial
The vivid contrast between the dial and the accents, along with the movement of the gears, makes for a visually stunning timepiece, with a flair for the dramatic.
With its interesting movement and splash of colour, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Square Wheel Retrograde is one for the collectors
Do Maurice Lacroix watches hold their value?
Do Maurice Lacroix watches hold their value? Maurice Lacroix watches are not guaranteed to hold their value as they aren't as popular as timepieces by better-known brands such as Rolex or Patek Philippe. For more information about the luxury watch brand, see our Maurice Lacroix guide.
Are Maurice Lacroix watches any good?
Great value. Affordable. These are ways in which most of the Maurice Lacroix range can be described. And that's no slander: Maurice Lacroix do very well at making great value, affordable pieces.
Is Maurice Lacroix a luxury brand?
Maurice Lacroix is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in the Canton of Jura and headquartered in Zürich.
Who makes Maurice Lacroix movements?
The watchmaking set-up around Maurice Lacroix can thus count on three separate manufacturing entities that are perfectly complementary to each other, all three based in Saignelégier, in the Swiss Jura: Maurice Lacroix SA develops movements, finished watches and does the assembly and casing up; the Manufacture des ...