Raymond Weil
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| Company type | Watchmaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Watch manufacturing |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Raymond Weil |
| Headquarters | Geneva , Switzerland |
Key people | Elie Bernheim (CEO) Olivier Bernheim (President) Raymond Weil (Founder)[1] Benny Shabtai (Founder, Raymond Weil USA)[2] |
| Products | Wristwatches, Swiss luxury watches |
Production output | 200,000 pieces (2014) |
| $110 million | |
Number of employees | 230 |
| Website | raymond-weil |
Raymond Weil Genève (French pronunciation: [ʁemɔ̃ vɛːj]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker, founded in 1976 in Geneva.[3] It is a family company founded by Raymond Weil and Simone Bédat. Raymond Weil led the company until his retirement in 2002.[4][5] Weil died in 2014 and the company is now managed by his grandson Elie Bernheim.Simone Bedat and her son left the company in 1996.
Weil initially sold his designs from a foldout bridge table in a stall in Geneva. The line included both the traditional spring-powered and cog-and-gear mechanical Swiss watches and quartz-powered watches. He marketed the watches internationally towards lower-end luxury watch buyers.[1]
As of 2014, the company sold 200,000 watches yearly at an average price of £1,000.[3]
References
- ^ a b Vitello, Paul (3 Feb 2019). "Raymond Weil, Whose Swiss Watches Told More Than Time, Dies at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Di Modolo Drips With Diamonds and Watches". WWD. 2007.
- ^ a b "Raymond Weil: Businessman who founded a company which went on to become a world leader in the luxury watch industry". The Independent. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Diderich, Joelle (27 January 2014). "Raymond Weil Dies at 87". WWD. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Raymond Weil at Livemint. Retrieved 27 January 2014