Freelancer Bi-Compax Chronograph
- Manufacture CalibreRW5030
- IndependentFounded 1976, Revived 1990
- DialBlack
- StrapStrap
- Service for lifeThrough Palladio, in person
A chronograph where vintage character meets modern craft.
The Freelancer Bi-Compax blends bronze, titanium, and a balanced dial design to create a chronograph with a distinctive presence.
Powered by the RW5030 automatic calibre with a 62-hour power reserve, it combines traditional watchmaking with contemporary performance.
We carry it for clients seeking a mechanical chronograph with character, versatility, and timeless appeal.
A chronograph calibre built for precision and endurance.
The RW5030 is a Swiss Made automatic chronograph movement designed around a classic bi-compax layout. It delivers reliable performance with a 62-hour power reserve, combining traditional chronograph functionality with modern mechanical refinement. Visible through the sapphire caseback, the movement features Raymond Weil’s distinctive W-shaped oscillating weight.
Servicing on this calibre is handled through our relationship with Raymond Weil, ensuring your watch receives expert care when required.
No Jewels - 27
No of Parts - 322
The watch, by the number.
The case
- Diameter
- 43 mm
- Thickness
- 13.7 mm
- Lug width
- NA
- Material
- Titanium and bronze with a black ceramic bezel
- Finishing
- Brushed titanium case with polished accents
- Crystal
- Sapphire with antiglare treatment on both sides
- Case back
- Screwed-down, with sapphire crystal
The Dial & Functions
- Colour
- Gradient Black
- Material
- Brass
- Finish
- Snailed texture and layered finishes
- Indices
- Applied gold-tone markers with Super-LumiNova®
- Hands
- Gold-tone luminous hands with blue chronograph accents
- Seconds
- Small seconds at 9 o’clock; central chronograph seconds hand; 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock; date at 6 o’clock
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, and chronograph (bi-compax layout)
Bracelet & Water Resistance
- Strap
- Black genuine calf leather
- Clasp
- Titanium folding clasp with double push-security system
- Crown
- Screwed-down and fluted with RW monogram
- Water Resistance
- 10 ATM, 100 metres
A relationship, not a transaction.
Every watch we sell stays close to us. We organise servicing, source straps, and answer the telephone ourselves — for as long as the watch is yours, and the wrist after that.
When the time comes, we arrange the full service through Raymond Weil and handle the shipping both ways.
Replacement straps and bracelets at cost, in any material the manufacture offers, fitted in person at the bench.
You speak to Jason — for a warranty question, a service interval, or simply a second opinion — for as long as you own the watch.
Hold it once. Turn it over.
A watch makes more sense in the hand than on a screen — particularly through the sapphire back. Book a viewing at 900 West Hastings St., Vancouver and we will put a loupe in your hand.
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