New Raymond Weil Millesime Chronographs

Raymond Weil’s Millesime assortment has quick change into the model’s bestseller, due to its convincing retro design, respectable outsourced automated actions, and aggressive costs. The Millesime Chronograph was added to the gathering final yr and stands out with its enticing reverse panda dial references. The most recent 39mm chronographs, obtainable in metal with a gray dial and a rose gold PVD-coated case with a black dial, pack a fairly trendy punch.

A shock for a lot of who had been unfamiliar with the model, the Millesime Small Seconds marked the debut of this profitable assortment in 2024. Based in 1976, Raymond Weil’s Millesime and its elegant sector dial weren’t based mostly on something from the corporate’s archives however had been designed to pay homage to a particular interval in timekeeping historical past when refined, easy design was the norm. The interval chosen coincides with the Nineteen Twenties-Nineteen Thirties when sector dials had been in vogue. Ruled by their strict geometry and high quality gradations, the aim of sector dials was to boost legibility.

The three new chronographs share nearly similar specs with earlier editions however have a barely smaller case diameter of 39mm (in comparison with 39.5mm), though the 12.9mm thickness and 50m water-resistance are retained. Out there in metal and rose gold PVD-coated metal, the flat bezel and case flanks show a daring vertically brushed end. The piston pushers, the massive, fluted crown, the highest floor of the drilled lugs and the chamfer on the bezel are polished for distinction. Whereas the piston-style pushers add a pleasant retro contact, the massive flat floor space makes them extra comfy to activate.

Underscoring its classic persona, the dial is protected by a glassbox sapphire crystal, producing a magnifying impact on the tachymeter scale. That includes the gathering’s signature sector dials, the completely different sections are clearly delineated. The peripheral tachymeter scale and precision minutes/seconds monitor are adopted by a wider monitor, or chapter ring, for the utilized baton hour markers, handled with Tremendous-LumiNova. The central space options an embossed crosshair and a basic tricompax format with working seconds at 9 o’clock, 30-minute elapsed instances at 3 o’clock, and a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock.

The rose gold PVD mannequin has a modern black dial with white sub-dials and black markings; the metal mannequin has an anthracite dial with silver peripheral tracks and sub-dials with crimson markings that match the tip of the central chronograph seconds hand. The obelisk-style hour and minute palms on all of the references are brushed and handled with luminescent materials.

The snapped caseback has a sapphire crystal offering a view of the RW5030 automated chronograph (Sellita SW510 base) motion and its customised rotor. A cam-operated chronograph utilizing the structure of the Valjoux 7753, the motion operates at 4Hz and delivers a good energy reserve of 62 hours.

These severely enticing chronographs usually are not solely compact, well-built and designed, however additionally they include a suitable price ticket. The good-looking rose gold PVD mannequin, paired with a black calfskin strap and conventional buckle, retails for EUR 3,895. The metal mannequin may be ordered with a camel calfskin strap for EUR 3,725 or a 5-link metal bracelet with a folding clasp for EUR 3,850.

Extra info at Raymond-Weil.com.