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Highlight of RAYMOND WEIL BaselWorld 2014 Collections
Some highlights of RAYMOND WEIL BaselWorld 2014 Collections.
Will begin with the most attractive model of the collection.
Nabucco, is pretty distinguishable in the RAYMOND WEIL stable. The design is sporty, muscular and powerful and since seeing it in 2009, it sticks in my mind. This line was introduced in year 2007, and the name was from a famous opera by Giuseppe Verdi.
Over the years, it is one of the most popular lines in RAYMOND WEIL, utilising various materials like carbon fibre, titanium, rose gold, stainless steel and rubber for their new chronograph model every year.
Will begin with the most attractive model of the collection.
Nabucco, is pretty distinguishable in the RAYMOND WEIL stable. The design is sporty, muscular and powerful and since seeing it in 2009, it sticks in my mind. This line was introduced in year 2007, and the name was from a famous opera by Giuseppe Verdi.
Over the years, it is one of the most popular lines in RAYMOND WEIL, utilising various materials like carbon fibre, titanium, rose gold, stainless steel and rubber for their new chronograph model every year.
Case is a combination of steel and Titanium. Diameter is 46mm .
As the watch is large, weight is taken into consideration. The caseband is likely to be Titanium while the bezel, screw-down solid caseback, pushers and crown are of steel.
The bezel is steel with ceramic inlay engraved with the Base 1000 tachymeter scale, for estimation of the speed to travel 1km. The unit is Km/h.
Dial work has many details with various engraving done and applied hour markers and name-plate.
The theme of this model is Yellow & Black which is reflected with the yellow chronograph-second-hand, minute-counter, hour-counter and the yellow stitching on the rubber strap.
The sapphire crystal is obviously anti-reflective coated to reduce glare.
Smart lug-design with a short sharp drop, so that the watch will embrace even small wrists. However, the integrated rubber strap is too stiff to achieve the result.
Probably after seasoning, may flow better to wrap around the wrist.
Dual-polishing is used to provide contrast. The caseband is matt brush-polished while the side of the bezel , crown and pushers are gloss-polished.
The thickness was reduced slightly from previous 15.50mm to 15.25mm. Perhaps should reduce the diameter too.
Pushers are with locks. The watch is rated water resistance to 200m !
Perhaps the locks are there to prevent accidental reset if anyone dares to use it for diving.
Quick-set pusher for date setting.
Caseback is solid and screw-down type. Within should be an automatic Valjoux 7753 with over 40 hours of power reserve.
Next the Freelancer Chronograph ...
Not much change from previous Urban Black version. Only different is the 45mm case and bracelet are in Titanium, making the watch very light even with the bracelet on.
Legibility is good with a contrasting dial and bigger subdials.
Subdial at 12H is 30-minute counter, 9H is the small second and the 12-hour counter at 6H.
Hour and minute hands are coated with luminescent for low light reading. The sweep second is painted full red.
All surface blasted matt. Solid caseback and within should be the robust 7750 Chonograph calibre.
Next is the 44.00mm Maestro Time Only with outer-date ring.
Instead of date window, a different approach to indicating the date.
The date quick-set is at the flush-pusher at 4H on the caseband.
Decent work on the dial with various engraved patterns.
Hands were coated blue, a nice colour combination for a steel case with white dial.
Sapphire caseback displaying a movement likely to be ETA base.
Lastly the Freelancer. This year the brand issued a 'pair watch' or a 'couple-watch' with the ladies' in petite 29mm diameter decorated with diamonds while the gentlemen, an understated 42mm.
Both the cases are PVD rose gold and powered by automatic mechanical movements.
The Men's 42mm with PVD rose gold case and black-laquered dial.
The lady also has the black lacquer version with diamond set bezel.
Below is the Lady's white lace dial version with diamond-hour-markers....
Both the men's and ladies' version comes with sapphire caseback. Movement should ETA base with power reserve of over 40 hours.
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