Explore Maurice Lacroix

Maurice Lacroix has a taste for making mechanics part of the dial, rather than hiding all the interest behind a sapphire back. Founded in Switzerland in 1975, the brand built its reputation around neatly finished watches and an increasingly adventurous approach to movements. Its range stretches from straightforward everyday pieces to displays that make you stop and work out what you’re seeing.

The Aikon is the most immediately recognizable: six paired arms interrupt its bezel, while an integrated bracelet carries the case’s crisp lines around the wrist. Its design draws on the earlier Calypso collection. Automatic versions pair that distinctive outline with textured dials; the Aikon Skeleton takes the same architecture in a more exposed direction.

For the brand’s mechanical imagination, look to Masterpiece. The Masterpiece Square Wheel uses a square wheel meshing with a clover-shaped wheel to animate its seconds display—an unlikely geometry made functional. The Pontos collection takes a quieter route, with round cases, clear layouts, and chronographs that keep the emphasis on legibility.