Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch

Quick specs Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch
Price: at least  € 3.200 | $ 3,600 | approx. £ 2,900
Size: 44 mm
Reference: AI6018-PVB01-330-1 (unique piece)

Maurice Lacroix created a unique piece for the For Only Watch charity auction and introduces a watch with an obvious name. This is the Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch.

This unique watch is the first piece in the Aikon range that houses an automatic movement. The first and only automatic Aikon, but also a definitive sign of things to come. The watch is unmistakably a Maurice Lacroix. Contrasted and matte surfaces in grey and yellow make it a very angular and robust looking watch.

The Aikon actually comes from an icon for the watch brand. The Calypso was a quartz watch from the 90s and became a staple for the Swiss brand. In 2016 they reinvented that watch and named it the Aikon.

The Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch shows a piece of the Aikon’s future

With its straight and clear lines, it became an instant best-seller. And building on that success, the Aikon range will develop even more. The PVD-coated Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch in black and grey with yellow accents is a first step in equipping the Aikon-line with automatic movements, in addition to quartz.

For this piece, Maurice Lacroix used the caliber ML157, a 2-register automatic chronograph with date. With impressive finishing such as perlage or Côtes de Geneve, that can be seen through the sapphire glass case back.

The Aikon Automatic Chronograph for Only Watch will be auctioned by Christie’s in Monaco this November to profit AMM. AMM is a charity organisation from Monaco that is dedicated to fight myopathy (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy). Read more about them on their website.