The new timepieces in the Maurice Lacroix Les Classiques collection are a distillation of all the elegance of traditional watchmaking. The very symbol of authenticity, such craft takes the idea of harmony and turns it into a true discipline, a discipline embraced wholeheartedly by the 2011 collection, in the pure and timeless spirit of horology.

The Les Classiques range features four new watches. Devoid of any unnecessary decoration, time data is displayed in an elegant, plain and practical way.

In the men’s timepieces, the horological complications are given prominence, the moon-phase chronograph in the first, the power reserve in the second and the GMT large date in the third. The women’s watch epitomizes modesty, and, with its straightforward date display, proves that the most beautiful adornments are often the simplest.

The design of the watches is the epitome of purity and refinement. The gently rounded case and the micro-blasted finish of the dials place simple clarity above ornate embellishment. The time information, even when complex, is displayed clearly in a layout that is reduced to the barest essentials. The predominant attributes are practicality and legibility. The hours and minutes tick quietly by, clearly indicated by a circle of ultra slim markers tipped with a thin coating of Superluminova. The luminescent hands are slim and elegant in outline, seeming to melt into space.

The collection continues to expand its range to include timepieces of a basic nature that seems to be ageless. Classic, as its name indicates, but clearly contemporary, this collection remains true to its origins and reaffirms its desire to capture the essential in praise of time.