{"id":2584,"date":"2016-01-17T23:32:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T23:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2016-01-17T23:55:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T23:55:57","slug":"maurice-lacroix-watches-fc-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/01\/maurice-lacroix-watches-fc-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Lacroix Watches FC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maurice Lacroix is the \u201cFC Barcelona Official Watch Partner,\u201d and is\u00a0creating personalized watches\u00a0for the\u00a0legendary football team. Maurice Lacroix have announced a three-year partnership with FC Barcelona. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauricelacroix.com\/About\/WatchesHandover.sls\">this video<\/a> below for the full story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch_handover_head-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch_handover_head-1-1024x351.jpg\" alt=\"watch_handover_head (1)\" width=\"838\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch_handover_head-1-1024x351.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch_handover_head-1-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch_handover_head-1.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Getting a real Swiss experience towards the FC Barcelona team are having\u00a0Maurice Lacroix build a custom-designed studio within the FC Barcelona facilities where each player\u00a0gets to custom build his\u00a0watch. Based on the\u00a0Pontos S Extreme, the Barcelona stars\u00a0get to choose their preferred case\u00a0using the\u00a0anodization properties of the Powerlite case\u2014an alloy made from aluminum, zirconium, magnesium, titanium and ceramic which is also\u00a0very light and scratch resistant. Additionally, they get the chance\u00a0to personalize the dial colour and strap utilizing a huge variety of options. To personalize it a step further, each watch comes with an engraved plaque along its 43 mm case back. This collaboration produced 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/maurice-lacroix-watches-c-1197\/\">Maurice Lacroix watches<\/a>, each personalized for every FC Barcelona player and housing the automated movement ML112.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Maurice_Lacroix_FC_Barcelona_Collection_1_640_360_s_c1_center_center.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2587 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Maurice_Lacroix_FC_Barcelona_Collection_1_640_360_s_c1_center_center.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice_Lacroix_FC_Barcelona_Collection_1_640_360_s_c1_center_center\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Maurice_Lacroix_FC_Barcelona_Collection_1_640_360_s_c1_center_center.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Maurice_Lacroix_FC_Barcelona_Collection_1_640_360_s_c1_center_center-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because the \u201cUnique Players\u201d collection isn&#8217;t available to buy, Maurice Lacroix presents four models for fans from the club: the Eliros Date, Eliros Chronographe, Pontos S and also the Masterpiece Squelette. The dial on each one of the models reflects the club\u2019s colours and it is decorated using the FC Barcelona crest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maurice-lacroix-fcb_detail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maurice-lacroix-fcb_detail.png\" alt=\"maurice-lacroix-fcb_detail\" width=\"1000\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maurice-lacroix-fcb_detail.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maurice-lacroix-fcb_detail-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swiss\u00a0Made Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1889, Hendes Gamper a Swiss native founded FC Barcelona. Together they built an exclusive football team that&#8217;s known today for bringing the world the most\u00a0gifted sports athletes as well as an incredible 300 million fans world-wide while deeply rooting themselves in Catalan culture and traditions. This winning football team is legendary and has teamed up with the Legendary Swiss watch maker to bring the world a much sought after range.\u00a0The Maurice Lacroix partnership rekindles the Swiss roots of FC Barcelona and they look absolutely incredible on the wrist!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Maurice Lacroix is the \u201cFC Barcelona Official Watch Partner,\u201d and is\u00a0creating personalized watches\u00a0for the\u00a0legendary football team. Maurice Lacroix have announced a three-year partnership with FC Barcelona. 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