Welcome to my Top Swiss Chronographs Boutique: Maurice Lacroix has been making fine Swiss timepieces since 1975. The company's passion for detail is shown especially in the extremely elaborate and sophisticated watch dials and finely decorated and finished movements, some of which are enhanced with additional intricate complications. During the 1990s, Maurice Lacroix experienced a tremendous growth phase with the launch of their high end 'Les Mécaniques' line, later renamed the Masterpiece' collection. During this time, the company elevated itself to the high ranks of Swiss watch manufactures, by both maintaining traditional 'Swiss watch making art' and by creating its own movements for the Masterpiece Collection. In 2006, Maurice Lacroix introduced its first full in-house movement, the ML106-based 'Masterpiece Le Chronographe'. Since then, Maurice Lacroix has introduced numerous manufacture movements including an automatic movement in 2011. The shift to manufacture (in-house) movements has been accompanied by an increase in the size of Maurice Lacroix watches and a shift to a more 'modern' or 'industrial' look. In 2001 Maurice Lacroix S.A. became an independent legal entity. As such, it is one of very few independent Swiss watch manufactures. Movement: - Swiss high precision Ronda caliber 5040.f - 13 jewels / gold plated Case: - polished/fine brushed solid stainless-steel - unique No: AU****2 (for buyer only), best proof of authenticity - 40mm excl. crown, 43mm incl. - length: 46,5mm lug to lug - thickness: 10,9mm Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, anti-reflective Case-back: - solid stainless steel with engravings Dial: - silver - polished hands and hour batons with luminous tips - date markers around outer rim - three chronograph sub-dials: running seconds at 02:30 o'clock 10 hour counter • 1/10 seconds up to 30 minutes at 06:00 o'clock 30 min. counter at 09:30 o'clock - month aperture at 01:00 o'clock - weekday aperture at 11:00 o'clock - central chronograph second hand Bezel: - stainless steel, polished - multilayer - fixed Crown: - polished stainless steel - push/pull - raised logo shield Strap: - black leather, original Maurice Lacroix - length: ca. 21cm - 20mm wide by lugs, 19mm by clasp Clasp: - stainless steel, brushed/polished - folding - two security push-buttons - logo Weight: 83 grams Distinctive design. High recognition level. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop Christ showcase. Watch lovers who have been to Germany know what a big name this is in this big country. Chic brown Christ watch box and certificate. Full set. Distributor's stock. Insured, registered shipping worldwide. My personal opinion, LC1228 is a very nice, extremely informative Swiss chronograph for decent price. What you see in my pics is what you get. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers! Important info: I’m away for short vacation, will ship your watch on 02/07.