Maurice Lacroix PT6188-SS001-130

This 43mm Maurice Lacroix PT6188-SS001-130 is an elegant sporty timepiece that simply satisfying whether as a wrist accessory or timekeeper. The versatility of its contemporary fashioned steel on leather construction allowing it to be paired with any of your favorite attires at ease, while the self-winding caliber ML112 fitted inside provides you with all you could possibly ask from a Swiss chronograph automatic movement.


Just like every Pontos Chronographe, this ingeniously designed timepiece is crafted with enduring materials and top notch components that carefully executed with such precision craftsmanship to ensure that its beauty, as well as all of its sophisticated functionality would remain as is for years to come. Furthermore, not only good looking and sturdy with a robust Swiss construction, the watch is also comfortable to wear, too, and it is water resistant to 50 meters for practical sake.

For gent’s average wrist, this Maurice Lacroix PT6188-SS001-130 is considerably a large size, which just like its other steel on leather variants, has an overall weighs of around 122 grams. Its nicely sculpted round case that is made of premium grade stainless steel and finished in fine brush and high polish has a diameter of 43mm and approximately 15.7mm thick. Meanwhile, its rich looking Black bracelet that is made of genuine alligator leather and comes equipped with a deployant buckle clasp with twin push-button safety is tapers from 21 mm to 17 mm wide.

Allowing you to take a glance at the caliber ML-112 housed inside, the back of this luxury wrist watch features a rounded sapphire display on its center. Its steel part is engraved with markings that inform some of its general information such as material, water resistance, and the serial numbering, and it is secured by 5 screws. And typical to Pontos, at its case’s right hand side, there are two handy push-pieces for its chronograph functions that retract into the case middle, in which, in between, lays a 6.7mm pull-and-push crown that is fluted in radial pattern, and decorated with that famous “M” hallmarking atop.

Upfront, the sapphire crystal that shields this ML premium timepiece’s face is domed, has a better scratch resistance compared to that one at the caseback, and is further enhanced with an anti-reflective coating. The dial itself is such a pleasure as well. It comes with a bright Silver grained White background that nicely fashioned with a well balanced layout in contemporary style, and has an appreciable read-ability regardless day or night.

On this eye-catching Silvered dial, there are faceted baton-shaped steel hour and minute hands that are tipped with “BGW9” SuperLuminova (Blue Lume), a slim central sweep seconds hand, and a set of applique stick hour markers with fluorescent materials. Furthermore, there are three framed subsidiary for the 30-minute counter, 12-hour counter, and small seconds that are situated at 12, 6, and 9 o’clock positions respectively. These subdials feature luminous tipped silver-tone hands, and painted Black markers atop of their concentric circular guilloché patterned Silver background. A legible date aperture is situated within the subsidiary at six. The hallmarking: applied “M”, along with painted Black “Maurice Lacroix” and “Chronographe” are situated at the 3 o’clock position. And, along the Silvered inner bezel, there are painted Black stick and Arabic markers for easy reference --with a scale of 1/4 a second.

Speaking of the movement, the caliber ML112 housed by this chronograph automatic watch is not particularly an exclusive (manufacture) movement. This cams integrated chronograph is an ETA 7750 based, which is personalized by Maurice Lacroix to comply with their own preference --which mostly, aesthetic. Typical to Valjoux 7750 based caliber, the ML-112 is “fairly loud”, and this 25 jewels movement is winding at a single direction. This calibre is beating at 28,800 alterations per hour, and when fully wound, it provides 46 hours of power reserve. Maurice Lacroix ML112 is not a chronometer grade, and as far as we know, this 13¼ lignes movement is rated to perform in between the elaboré and top grade of the original ETA 7750.

Anyway, for all of its quality offerings, this gent’s steel on Black leather Silver dial Maurice Lacroix Pontos Chronographe PT6188-SS001-130 "three hands, date" chronograph automatic watch is reasonably offered at an original manufacturer suggested retail price of $4,200.00.

Watch Specification

Brand:	Maurice Lacroix
Collection:	Pontos
Series:	Chronographe
Model number:	PT6188-SS001130 Style: PT6188. Ref: PT6188-SS001-130. also referred as PT6188SS001130.
Watch style:	Gent, Casual Dress, Sporty, Elegant
Display type:	Analog
Movement:	Swiss automatic Caliber ML 112. Personalized by Maurice Lacroix based on calibre ETA Valjoux 7750. Swiss made, mechanical self-winding automatic movement. Specs Function: Two hands with small seconds, Chronograph with central sweep seconds, Automatic date. Size: 13¼‴ lignes (Ø 30 mm), 7.9 mm thick. 25 jewels. beats at 28,000 vph (4 Hz). provides ± 46 hours of power reserve. Incabloc shock protection. Decorated with Côtes de Genève finish.
Functions:	Hour, Minute, Small seconds, Chronograph, Date
Dial:	Silver Silver grained White dial. Silver-tone, faceted, baton-shaped hands with luminous tipping. Applique sticks hour markers with luminescent. Silver framed guilloché subsidiaries with luminous hands and Black markers: 30-minute counter at 12, 12-hour counter with date aperture within at 6, Small seconds at 9. complimented with painted Black reference markers around the inner bezel. All the fluorescent materials in this dial is “BGW9” Superluminova (blue lume).
Window:	Sapphire Crystal domed, scratch resistant, anti reflective coated.
Case:	Stainless Steel Round. Ø 43 mm, 46.8 mm wide with the crown included, 51.8 mm lug to lug, ± 15.7 mm thick. brushed and polished. overall weight: ± 122 grams.
Bezel:	Stainless Steel stationary bezel. brushed w/ satin-finished flange.
Caseback:	See through Stainless steel with sapphire display. secured with 5 screws, engraved.
Crown:	Non-screw crown Stainless steel (Ø 6.7 mm). fluted in radial pattern, logoed. with two push-pieces alongside.
Bracelet:	Alligator / Crocodile leather Black, textured pattern, decorated with tonal stitching, stamped. ± 21 mm ~ 17 mm wide. ± 3 mm ~ 6 mm thickness. men standard, designed to accommodate 6.5 up to 8.5 inches wrist --adjustable via clasp.
Clasp:	Deployment folding clasp with double push button safety, decorated with ML’s hallmark.
Notable Features:	Calendar Chronograph Luminous hands and markers Transparent exhibition caseback
Water resistant:	50 m (5 ATM / 165 feet) daily wear, withstand splashes and light rain, but not suitable for prolonged contact with water.
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