Maurice Lacroix Expands the Aikon Assortment with a New Motion That includes a Huge Date

In fact, the king of pulling off one of these offset dial design is A. Lange & Son, and it’s their Lange 1 that pops into my head first when laying eyes on the Grasp Grand Date (although, to be honest, the Lange 1 pops into my head on a regular basis). However the place the Lange 1 is exceedingly refined and really a lot a costume watch, this Aikon is…not. The case is giant, coming in at 45mm, and it has the acquainted built-in bracelet profile of different Aikons (it additionally ships with a strap). The notched bezel that the Aikon is understood for can be current right here (Maurice Lacroix calls these “bezel arms,” and the date window is designed to match them), and the watch actually is smart within the context of earlier Aikon releases, with many shared visible cues. This watch will be regarded as one thing of a souped up model of the less complicated Aikons earlier than it. 

It additionally solutions a query most of us in all probability by no means actually thought to ask: what would a sporty model of the Lange 1 appear to be, anyway? It’s an attention-grabbing thought experiment, principally as a result of it’s not prone to ever occur, however the Grasp Grand Date is an intriguing mashup for that very purpose. The design is aggressive, however every part would seem like fairly nicely made and thought by means of. The retail worth of $8,150 actually isn’t low cost, nevertheless it’s an possibility that’s price retaining in thoughts when you’re available in the market for a really off the crushed path assertion piece. Maurice Lacroix