Some causes demand action. When a rare genetic disease strikes a child, an entire family’s life is turned upside down. Faced with this reality, Maurice Lacroix has chosen to contribute what it does best: its watchmaking craftsmanship. The Maison is standing alongside the European Leukodystrophy Association (ELA) and supporting its mission for the first time. The association brings together families affected by these rare genetic diseases that impact the nervous system and helps advance research.

For this unique timepiece, Maurice Lacroix chose to reinterpret one of its most sophisticated watchmaking creations: the new 1975 Master Grand Date Retrograde. It combines two hallmark complications of the Maison’s expertise: a large date display at 12 o’clock and a retrograde day indication at 6 o’clock. Its sapphire dial reveals the watch’s inner workings, powered by the Manufacture automatic caliber ML302, the 26th Masterpiece caliber developed by Maurice Lacroix.

For Watches for ELA, touches of pink highlight the displays and contrast with the watch’s mechanical aesthetic. The minute track on the sapphire dial and the retrograde day hand stand out in pink above the visible movement components, including the bridges and the large date discs.

Finally, the ELA logo is printed in pink on the sapphire caseback, above the rhodium-plated ML302 caliber, which features perlage finishing, spiral-decorated bridges, and a skeletonized oscillating weight adorned with vertical Geneva stripes. The 42 mm stainless steel case combines brushed and polished surfaces. The pink theme returns in the stitching of the black alligator-style leather strap.

With this unique 1975 Master Grand Date Retrograde, Maurice Lacroix places its watchmaking craftsmanship in the service of ELA, families affected by leukodystrophies, and ongoing medical research.