Raymond Weil has collaborated with notable brands across a range of industries including music with The Beatles and motoring with Meister Engineering. Now though, they’re striking out into a new domain, graphic novels and comics. Specifically, they’ve created the Raymond Weil Millesime Chronograph Limited Edition Largo Winch.
I must admit that I was not initially familiar with Largo Winch as his stories were originally written in French (he’s Belgian in origin) and designed to appeal to an American audience. As such he has mostly passed the UK by. In terms of plot, the comics cover the story of the eponymous orphan who rises to lead a billionaire business conglomerate and who is constantly challenged by villains who seek to take his business from him. It’s a story of the gold-hearted every man triumphing over various trials.
As for the watch, the character finds himself presented on the exhibition caseback in front of the Geneva flag illustrated by Philippe Francq, the original comic illustrator. On the dial side of the watch, we see a tricompax chronograph display in the Millesime’s signature sector style with a silver base and green subdials. On the small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock you can also see the comic’s W logo, derived from the name of the business Largo Winch controls, Le Groupe W.
I like the combination of colours here. The green tone is just vibrant enough to pop without being lurid or distracting and the peripheral tachymeter being green is a nice touch as well. The subdials display a small seconds counter, 30-minute timer and a 12-hour timer. Meanwhile the silver sector portions work really well too, creating an Art Deco aesthetic that suits the business thriller genre of Largo Winch. It’s restrained enough for the office but with enough colour and flair to give it main character energy.
Powering the Raymond Weil Millesime Chronograph Limited Edition Largo Winch is the calibre RW5030, an automatic movement with a really solid 62-hour power reserve. It’s housed inside the 39.5mm x 12.9mm steel case, which is engraved with the limited edition number on the back. Speaking of which, there are 300 pieces available at a price of £3,195. That’s only £100 more than the standard Millesime Chronograph, which after a long build up is finally being launched at the same time as the Largo Winch.
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