Maurice Lacroix Les Classiques Grande Date GMT Men's Watch 40mm Model LC6088-SS001-330

Elegance incarnate. All that is majestic in an horological complication is crystallized in The Les Classiques Grande Date GMT watch.

Three hands, a large date display, a second time zone. Or how complexity can be expressed by means of masterly understated simplicity.

The best qualities of the dial, whether black or silver-plated, are its harmony and delicate subtlety. Long applied markers, three delicate hands, little embellishment apart from the delicate micro-blasting on the dial which softens the appearance. To provide perfect legibility, the hours and minutes hands are coated with a luminescent substance, so that they clearly mark the immutable passage of time, even in the dark.

The large date display sits imposingly at 12 o’clock, and opposite is a GMT sub-dial at 6 o’clock. The layout of the dial is perfect, confirming that simplicity inevitably evokes the idea of grandeur. The popularly sized 40 mm diameter case is in stainless steel and is water-resistant to 30 meters. At its heart, and ticking with unfailing regularity, is an automatic ML 129 caliber.power reserve 42hours.