Desco von Schulthess AS founded the Maurice Lacroix watch company in 1975. One year later, Maurice Lacroix was introduced to the Spanish market. By 1980, the watch company established its own business in Germany. The watch firm had a benchmark year in 1989 when they purchased the watch case maker known as Queloz S.A. This acquisition enabled Maurice Lacroix the ability to manufacture all of its watch cases in-house, which was unique for a luxury watch company.
In 2002, Maurice Lacroix became an independent watch manufacturer and was no longer a division of Desco von Schulthess. Since 2006, Maurice Lacroix has produced intricate movement parts for mechanical calibers in its primary workshop near Saignelegier. 2008 was the year the watch manufacturer presented the Grand Complication. The Grand Complication included the ML 106 movement, which was an innovative chronograph caliber.
The entire collection of mechanical watches offered by Maurice Lacroix feature its own manufactured movements or modern calibers, which are all produced in Switzerland. The watch company also uses traditional timepiece movements in special edition watch models.
The Masterpiece Collection
The 1990s marked the decade the watch manufacturer launched the luxury line of watches called the “Les Mecaniques.” This line of watches was later renamed the Masterpiece collection. Popular watches in this collection included the Rou Carree Seconde and the Calendrier Retrograde.
The Masterpiece Calendrier Retrograde was a limited edition model available in pink gold. The watch featured a dial on a solid silver plate. The Masterpiece Roue Carree Seconde was a stunning timepiece with a square wheel mechanism. The collection also features the Masterpiece Double Retrograde, which is powered through a self-winding ML 190 automatic movement.
In 2006, the watch manufacturer released their first in-house movement watch, the Masterpiece Le Chronograph. Maurice Lacroix also offered a ladies watch in this collection known as the Square Wheel Pink Pearl watch. This watch featured a pink crocodile skin strap on a stainless steel casing decorated with diamonds.
Les Classiques Collection
The Les Classiques line of watches included a variety of mechanical and quartz watches. The line also featured 2 ladies watches. Popular models in this line included Les Classiques Chronograph Phases De Lune, Les Classiques Date, and Les Classiques Chronograph Automatique. The ladies watch models included Les Classiques Tradition Ladies and the Les Classiques Phases De Lune Automatique.
Pontos Collection
This unique line of watches was designed to bring watch owners highly technological pieces that capture the tradition of classic Swiss timepieces. Well-known watch models in this collection included the Pontos Date, Pontos S Supercharged, the Pontos S Diver, and the Pontos S Extreme.
Fiaba Collection
These modern and classically designed ladies watches capture gentleness and femininity. The Fiaba collection of watches were designed exclusively for ladies. There are currently 3 watches in this collection, which include the Fiaba, Fiaba Date, and the Fiaba Fashion.
Miros Collection
The Miros collection of watches was developed to capture simplicity and fluidity. The Miros Chronograph was the featured watch for men in the Miros collection. The ladies line of watches in this collection included the Miros Date and the Miros Chronograph.