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Brand: | Maurice Lacroix, Venus | 
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| Height: | 5.7 mm | ||
| Jewels: | 23 | ||
| Reserve: | hours | ||
| Frequency: | 18,000 A/h | ||
| Winding: | Hand winding | ||
| Diameter: | 31.0 mm (14 ligne) | ||
| Complications: | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph | ||
| Hands: | 30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00 | ||
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 Hand-Winding  Clockwise Balance Cock  Swan-Neck Regulator  7-Column Chronograph |
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Maurice Lacroix Cal. ML 36 is a modified and updated Venus 175. It is a hand-winding column wheel chronograph movement with a 30 minute counter at 3:00 and small seconds at 9:00. Modifications by Maurice Lacroix include decoration, updating the jewel count from 17 to 23, adding a swan neck regulator and Glucydur balance wheel, Incabloc shock protection, blued screws, and two gold chatons.
Cal. ML 36 was used in the 100 piece limited-edition Masterpiece Vénus of the mid 2000s.
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