Maurice Lacroix Pontos PT6248 review – A dive watch you won’t want to take off, even on dry land

Tags: Review | Maurice Lacroix | Classic | Diving

6.12.2025 | 3 MIN

To be honest, I was pretty skeptical about Maurice Lacroix, a relatively young brand still unfamiliar to most people. At first glance, it gave me the impression of yet another “fashion” brand trying to look like more than it really is. But a few minutes with their watch on my wrist changed my mind. The biggest credit goes to the Maurice Lacroix Pontos PT6248 dive watch – the piece that convinced me this brand truly has something to offer.

Ergonomics and comfort first

From the moment I strapped it on, I was surprised by how thoughtfully the Pontos has been designed from an ergonomic standpoint. The 42 mm case sits absolutely naturally, whether your wrist is small, medium, or large – we took turns trying it on in the office and unanimously agreed – we haven’t had a dive watch this comfortable on the wrist in a long time. It looked a bit different on each of us, but always great. As if it were adapting to its wearer.

And that’s despite its slightly above-average 50 mm lug-to-lug length. The credit goes to the perfectly shaped lugs, which are gently rounded and slope downwards so the watch follows the contour of the wrist. The rubber strap is shaped the same way, naturally hugging the wrist – no gaps, no pressure points, and a feeling as if it had been tailor-made.

I have to linger on the strap for a moment longer, because another detail worth highlighting is its buckle. It features a recess that the strap slots into with precision. It’s a small design touch, but in my opinion, it’s exactly these little things that separate good watches from bad ones. The Pontos doesn’t feel like the result of a rushed idea, but a considered piece where everything has been thought through.

A design that works

Looking at the overall aesthetics, the most distinctive feature of the Pontos is its two screw-down crowns – one classic crown for setting the time and the other to operate the internal bidirectional bezel with a minute scale.

As for the bezel action – it’s perfectly smooth, precise, and free of play. In my experience, with most watches featuring an internal bezel, this is where problems arise; the bezel often wobbles or reacts with a delay due to too much slack in the mechanism. Not so with the Pontos – everything works exactly as it should.

The Pontos case offers water resistance to 300 meters, so it’s not just a design-forward model but a true diver capable of handling more demanding conditions. The case is topped by a sapphire crystal with a double-sided anti-reflective coating, creating the impression that, at certain angles, there’s almost no crystal at all. It’s the same characteristic that Mido is well known for (and one I’ve praised more than once in my reviews).

The Pontos dial has a surface that, to my eye, resembles very fine black sand, which, together with the applied indices, adds depth. The indices and hands are polished, and the minute and seconds hands are accented in a color that matches the strap.

The hands, indices, and bezel markings are treated with Super-LumiNova. Legibility in the dark is therefore no issue and exactly what you expect from a proper diver. I also have to praise the date window at six o’clock – it maintains symmetry and doesn’t disrupt the dial. Its color-matched background makes it all the more discreet.

A dependable classic

Inside beats the ML115 caliber, essentially the well-known Sellita SW200, built on the tried-and-true ETA 2824 architecture. It offers both hand-winding and bidirectional automatic winding, hacking seconds (stop-seconds when setting the time), a power reserve of approximately 38 hours, and a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour.

And as is customary with divers, the screw-down caseback is solid.

There’s nothing revolutionary here, but that has its advantages – it’s a movement most watchmakers know well and can service with ease if needed.

An honest diver without pretense

In the end, the Maurice Lacroix Pontos left me with the impression of a watch that doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not. It’s simply an honest diver with thoughtful design and excellent ergonomics.

At first glance, it looks robust, yet I think it’s also well suited to daily wear. What’s more, with the classic orange edition you also get an additional black rubber and a black fabric strap, so you can easily tailor the look (thanks to the quick-release system).

If you’re looking for a diver that combines comfort, functionality, and precise execution, the Pontos will likely surprise you as pleasantly as it did me.

Photo credits: Maurice Lacroix

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