Raymond Weil

Raymond Weil Genève
Company typeWatchmaking
IndustryWatch manufacturing
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
FounderRaymond Weil
Headquarters
Geneva
,
Switzerland
Key people
Elie Bernheim (CEO)
Olivier Bernheim (President)
Raymond Weil (Founder)[1]
ProductsWristwatches, Swiss luxury watches
Production output
200,000 pieces (2014)
$110 million
Number of employees
230
Websiteraymond-weil.com

Raymond Weil Genève (French pronunciation: [ʁemɔ̃ vɛːj]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1976 in Geneva by Raymond Weil and Simone Bédat.[2] Simone Bedat and her son left the company in 1996 to form Bedat & Co.[3] Raymond Weil led the company until his retirement in 2002; he died in 2014.[4][5] The company is now managed by Weil's grandson, Elie Bernheim.

  1. ^ Vitello, Paul (3 February 2019). "Raymond Weil, Whose Swiss Watches Told More Than Time, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Raymond Weil: Businessman who founded a company which went on to become a world leader in the luxury watch industry". The Independent. London. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ Turner, Lucinda (16 January 2018). "10 questions with Raymond Weil CEO Elie Bernheim". Global Blue. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ Diderich, Joelle (27 January 2014). "Raymond Weil Dies at 87". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil dies at 87". Mint. New Delhi. Agence France-Presse. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2021.