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ML 36

Last Update: July 3, 2019

Brand:Maurice Lacroix, Vénus
Family:
Venus 175 Family
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
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Hand-Winding
Clockwise Balance Cock
Swan-Neck Regulator
7-Column Chronograph
Balance
Balance at 1:30
Column Wheel
Column Wheel at 4:30
Production:  – 
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

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.

Images are taken from official publications and are used here for commentary and educational purposes. Copyright is held by the original owner as noted.

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