Maurice Lacroix: Miss Universe 2003 wears
the new Masterpiece Phase de Lune Dame
Maurice Lacroix was once again the official sponsor of the Miss Universe pageant this year when it was held in Panama, where the jury crowned Amelia Vega from the Dominican Republic as the most beautiful woman in the world for 2003.
The newly selected 18-year old Miss Universe, who is working on her singing career in her homeland, will represent the Swiss watch brand Maurice Lacroix as ambassador at several customer and media occasions all over the world. She received as the official Miss Universe watch the new Masterpiece Phase de Lune Dame with diamonds. This first model of the exclusive mechanical Masterpiece Collection designed exclusively for women fascinates wearers as a practical yet entirely elegant piece of jewellery with its exclusive finish: The artfully engraved dial in precious mother-of-pearl is set with four small diamonds; the delicate case is decorated with fifty Top Wesselton diamonds along with four sapphire cabochons - even the crown is fitted with a sapphire cabochon - and the light blue strap is carefully worked in Louisiana croco leather. In addition to the mystical moon moving through a small, semi-circular dial window during lunar cycle, this watchmaking treasure naturally also displays date, weekday and month. Whenever desired, the quiet ticking of the lovingly finished automatic movement ML 37, which ensures precision timekeeping, can be observed through the sapphire crystal caseback.
This exclusive timepiece by Maurice Lacroix generates enthusiasm among the most discriminating women looking for perfection - women such as Amelia Vega, the new Miss Universe.

Movement: Hand-decorated automatic movement ML 37, based on the ETA 2824-2 calibre, 25 jewels, blued steel screws, Incabloc shock protection, polished steel pallet and escapement wheel, Glucydur balance, Nivarox-1 balance spring, Nivaflex-1 main spring, skeleton rotor.
Functions: Weekday, date, month, and moon phase indication.
Case: Stainless steel; case and crown with five real sapphire cabochons; with 50 Top Wesselton VS diamonds (0.835 carat); domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on inside, screwed caseback with sapphire crystal; water-resistant to 50 m; diameter 35 mm.
Dial: Genuine mother-of-pearl with 4 Top Wesselton diamonds.
Watchband: Genuine Louisiana croco leather.


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Source: Maurice Lacroix press release
August 2003