It wasn’t that long ago when Raymond Weil was basically an afterthought in the watch industry, lost in a sea of several similar Swiss brands with uninspiring names, affordable price points, and a comparatively short history.
But that all changed when the brand’s Millesime, which unexpectedly took home the Challenge Prize at the GPHG Awards — essentially the Oscars for watches — in late 2023.
All of a sudden, Raymond Weil was a hot brand getting a lot of attention, and it has fully capitalized on its newfound hype with a run of impressive new releases in the year and change since its award-winning moment. (Just check out the gorgeous Millesime Chronographs that debuted last year.)
Raymond Weil’s latest release continues the brand’s hot streak, as it brings a high-end complication and styling to a surprisingly affordable price segment.
Complete-ly New
Raymond Weil’s latest watch is the Freelancer Complete Calendar, a dressy new entry into the brand’s wide-ranging Freelancer collection. Generally speaking, the Freelancer models possess more of a versatile, everyday look than the retro Millesime, so it’s nice to see RW give some attention to its non-Millesime watches.
The new complete calendar features the day, date, month and moonphase displays on the dial in a very classic layout that’s straight out of Patek Philippe’s playbook. The day and date occupy separate small windows side by side below the brand logo at 12 o’clock, while the date appears in a subdial at 6 o’clock along with the moonphase.
