With its entrance, Raymond Weil reinforces its de-
sire to keep pushing the boundaries in search of
marvelous designs. This year too, it continues on its
innovation pathway by developing the in-house de-
signed movement. The new stylish skeleton Calibre
RW1212 is proof of the ever-evolving achievements
thanks to these in-house movements.
Raymond Weil introduces this bold and distinctive
model featuring an open-worked dial, revealing
most of the sophisticated movement with an in-
tricate perlage finish. The distinctive characteristic
remains the 6 o’clock front dial positioning of its
visible balance wheel. The dial, however, has been
opened, exposing the manufacturing beauty and
highlighting the richness of watchmaking expertise,
whilst infusing it with its distinctive free-spirited at-
titude. The freelancer Calibre RW1212 Skeleton is a
two-hand model providing an understated display
of the hours and minutes.
While working on the initial design of the Calibre
RW1212, the R&D team at RAYMOND WEIL rede-
signed and pared down all the elements closely re-
lating to the exquisite mechanism so as to endow
this exclusive in-house movement with even more
depth and character.
RAYMOND WEIL:
A highly notable player in the
Swiss watch industry
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n the world of watchmaking there is always stiff competition driving the luxury watch
brands to come up with one-of-a-kind traits in their timepieces collection, which are
powerful enough to attract what they call “their loyal customers”. One such distinguished
watchmaker is the Swiss brand Raymond Weil. Without more ado, its latest timepiece
called “CALIBRE RW1212 Skeleton” is absolutely an excellent watch to take note of.
In fact, the dawn of an era when such terrific designs could be brought to life in the best
way possible is part of its first in-house movement that was born from the long term col-
laboration with Swiss manufacturer Sellita in 2017.
Framed by a 42mm steel case, the movement’s
assembly and open-worked detailing is a key to
the final horological aesthetic of this timepiece.
The mechanical self-winding Calibre RW1212
beats at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per
hour and has a 38-hour power reserve. Its RAY-
MOND WEIL engraved oscillating weight has
been skeletonized to increase the transparency
of the timepiece.
The new Calibre RW1212 is presented in three dif-
ferent executions, offering three very different
personalities for this pioneering flagship product
in the freelancer family. The full black PVD plated
version with rose gold indexes and hands offers
modernity and urban style, while the brown leath-
er strap brings attitude and elegance to the rose
gold and stainless steel two-tone model. Finally,
the total stainless steel look featuring blue index-
es and hands offers a more cosmopolitan feel.
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