Maurice Lacroix Replica
Maurice Lacroix watch is a Swiss brand known for its high end quality. It is a brand committed to the art of Swiss watch making, with out any compromise over the revered Swiss tradition. Maurice Lacroix guarantees the inhouse making of its own complications and movements giving priority to every detail to achieve the best possible.
The Maurice Lacroix brand is based in Canton of Jura. It is a relatively younger brand compared to ones established in 1700’s and 1800’s. The makers of this brand made gradual rise to success. They trace their history back to 1961, when private company by the name of ‘Desco von Schulthess Holding AG’, established an assembly workshop in Saignelegier. This work shop made watches for a number of companies. Their watches did not carry the Maurice Lacroix name at that time. During production of watches of excellence for other companies, the workshop owners decided to make their own watches too. And so the name Maurice Lacroix was invented, after much thought. They maintained the uniqueness of their own brand, which would carry features different from those they made for other companies.
In 1975 the first Maurice Lacroix model was launched in Austria. It seems they did not wish to alarm their client Swiss companies, so the venue was chosen to be Austria. As the watch saw good sales, it got introduced to the Spanish watch market in 1976 and the German watch market in 1980. The next year it was presented to the Australian market. In the next five years the distribution network of Maurice Lacroix was extended to Switzerland, Netherlands and Britain. The pattern thus varifies the gradual rise.
To many people the fame of Maurice Lacroix resembles the fame of Mona Lisa. The lady’s smile became famous, but was not famous herself. Similarly the watch ‘Maurice Lacroix’ became famous but its origin is not famous. Origin like who or how suggested it, is unknown.
To cut the long story short, today Maurice Lacroix has its own most modern factory fitted with latest equipment of the current century. It is considered an exclusive brand due to in-house manufacture of movements and complications used in every Maurice Lacroix piece. In 2010, the watch comes in five different collections, which are;
• Masterpiece,
• Pontos,
• Les Classiques,
• Starside, and
• Miro.
Like all watches of excellence the Maurice Lacroix are also in limited editions. For example, The Masterpiece is presented in 250 pieces only and Pontos is presented in 999 pieces only. The limited edition throws watch enthusiasts into the replica frenzy. The Maurice Lacroix watches replica are prudent watches that give ‘The Look’ to its wearer. They are accurate time pieces but they are not as much water proof as their originals. Thereupon, user of Maurice Lacroix replica watches is advised to avoid shower, swimming and diving when wearing it.