With the new Maestro Music Special Limited Edition watch, RAYMOND WEIL pays tribute to Buddy Holly, the pioneer of Rock ‘n’ Roll. His style influenced and inspired so many artists, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elton John.
The music special edition timepieces by RAYMOND WEIL celebrate influential and iconic musicians. Celebrating the 80th anniversary of ‘the founder of Rock ‘N’ Roll’, this new Maestro was designed in collaboration with Maria Elena Holly.
Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley) was born in Lubbock, Texas on 7th September 1936 and this Limited Edition maestro watch pays tribute to the 80th anniversary of his birth. A contribution from each watch sold will be donated to the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, a charity set up to provide music education and opportunities to young people worldwide.
RAYMOND WEIL has designed a truly unique Buddy Holly watch with distinctive features and references to the artist. The 39.5 mm maestro has a polished stainless steel maestro case houses an automatic mechanical movement RW4250 with a 38 hour power and polished stainless steel bracelet.
The silver galvanic dial has highlights of pale blue (Buddy’s favourite colour) encircling the rim, and on the secondary second sub dial, which also wears a miniature pair of glasses (the iconic emblem of the musician) on the sweep of the second hand.
The oversized number 9, featured as a reference to Buddy’s lucky number, is balanced by the date dial at the 3 o’clock position with the emblem of Buddy Holly’s signature centered on the face of the dial. The smoked sapphire crystal exhibition case back references the tribute to the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation.
Technical details
Model: RAYMOND WEIL Maestro Buddy Holly Limited Edition, Reference 2238-ST-BUDH1
Movement
Mechanical self-winding movement Calibre RW4250
Power reserve: 38 hours
Jewels: 31
Functions
Hours, minutes and small seconds
Date window at 3 o’clock
Case
Round – Polished stainless steel case
Diameter: 39.5mm
Thickness: 9mm
Crown: Polished steel – fluted with RW monogram
Crystal: Sapphire with dual-sided antiglare treatment
Case back: Snapped, with smoked sapphire crystal featuring Buddy Holly Educational Foundation logo and Limited Edition engraving
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Dial
Silver, with pale blue highlights encircling the rim and on small second counter at 6 o’clock
Oversized number 9 and Buddy Holly Signature
Hands
Steel-type, baton-shaped, small second hand wears miniature pair of emblematic glasses
Bracelet
Polished stainless steel, RW folding clasp with double-push security system
