Welcome to my Top Swiss Wristwatches Boutique: Maurice-Lacroix has been making fine Swiss timepieces since 1975. The company's passion for detail is shown especially in extremely elaborate, sophisticated watch dials, finely decorated and finished movements, some of which are enhanced with additional intricate complications. Maurice Lacroix is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer with production sites in Saignelégier and Montfaucon in the Jura and corporate headquarters in Zurich. The brand was created in 1975 by the Zurich trading company Desco von Schulthess AG and developed from private-label assembly into a vertically integrated watch manufacture. Maurice Lacroix produces both quartz and mechanical watches and is known for its Masterpiece line and the commercially successful Aikon collection. Maurice Lacroix positions itself as a Swiss manufacture combining in-house case production and movement finishing with accessible mechanical complexity. Industry and company profiles place the brand in the mid-tier segment of Swiss luxury watches, trading on a combination of mechanical heritage (Masterpiece) and contemporary, design-led lines (Aikon). History Desco von Schulthess and the brand launch (1961 – 1975) The Zurich trading company Desco von Schulthess (founded 1889) purchased the Tiara assembly workshop in Saignelégier in 1961 to produce private-label watches. In 1975 Desco launched the Maurice Lacroix brand; the name was chosen in honour of a board member who had died at the time of the brand's creation. Early market roll-outs included Austria (1975) and Spain (1976). By the 1980s the Saignelégier facility had grown and Maurice Lacroix reduced third-party assembly. In 1989 the company acquired the case-maker Queloz SA in Saignelégier, enabling in-house case manufacture and increased vertical integration. In 1990 the firm introduced its high-end mechanical line, initially marketed as Les Mécaniques and later rebranded Masterpiece, a collection characterised by complications such as retrograde displays, regulators and exhibition caseback. The Les Mécaniques / Masterpiece line includes limited edition models based on historic or heritage movements purchased during the height of the quartz crisis and refinished to high standards. The company is also known for its alarm wristwatches, chronographs, and jump-hour Masterpiece watches, which Maurice Lacroix produced using heritage movements. In addition, this line includes watches based on extensively modified ébauches from ETA, Unitas and others that incorporate numerous complications, including retrograde movements, power-reserve indicators and calendar modules. Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Réserve de Marche MP6807 is one of those watches that perfectly illustrates what Maurice Lacroix did exceptionally well in the early 2000s: offering classical Swiss complications with excellent finishing at prices far below those of the major prestige brands. As a watch collector and seller, I would describe the MP6807 as one of the most lovely dress complications on the secondary market. Movement: - self-winding calibre ML113 - frequency: 28.800 A/h, 4 Hz - 21 jewels - 42 hours power-reserve - anti-shock device: Incabloc - regulator: Triovis - balance: Glucydur - functions: rhodium-plated surfaces circular graining (perlage) straight Geneva stripes (Côtes de Genève). Fitted with a gold-plated oscillating weight adorned with Côtes de Genève Case: - 316L stainless steel - polished/fine brushed - 40mm excl. crown, 43,4mm incl. - thickness: 11,6mm - length: 47mm lug to lug - unique No: A*****3 (for buyer only), best confirmation of authenticity Glass: - sapphire crystal - anti-reflective Case-back: - see-through - flat sapphire Bezel: - 316L stainless-steel - polished - fixed - multilayer Crown: - 316L stainless steel - pull/push - beautiful special shape Dial: - milky white color - date window at 03:00 o'clock - power-reserve indicator at 07:00 o'clock - polished hands - black printed Roman numerals - polished logo at 12:00 o'clock - minute markers around the outer rim Strap: - brand-new black RIOS genuine leather, alligator grain on calf - length: ca. 21cm incl. wristwatch itself - width: 20 mm by lugs, 18 mm by clasp Clasp: - original Maurice Lacroix folding clasp - 316L stainless steel - brushed/polished - original Maurice Lacroix shape - logo engraved Water resistant to 50meter/5ATM/165feet: OK for light splashes, rain, hand-washing; highly risky for showering or swimming Weight: 90 grams. Distinctive design. High recognition level. Distributor's stock: the card isn't stamped. For watches older than two years, “original warranty” means that the warranty card is included. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop showcase. Leather straps often suffer from temperature in shop windows due to powerful spotlights, that's why the strap is replaced with brand-new one. My personal authenticity and quality warranty: you will get warranty card (as pictured), fully completed, stamped and signed. Insured, registered shipping worldwide with DHL Express — it’s not cheap, but it’s fast and reliable: two days within Europe and three days to the rest of the world. What you see is what you get. These are my own photos of the actual watch up for auction. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers!