Raymond Weil watches
by David Barth
written March 29, 2003
Raymond Weil
Raymond Weil was started in 1976 by Raymond Weil, who was age 50 at the time, and Mme. Simone Bedat in the village of Les Brenets, Switzerland, close
to La Chaux-de-Fonds. Raymond Weil watches have highly creative designs characterized by elegance and simplicity. It has taken only a quarter of a century for
Raymond Weil watches to emerge as one of the great Swiss watchmakers.
The Raymond Weil watch company was created at a time when the watch industry was in crisis. Raymond Weil, then aged 50, drew on his boundless enthusiasm to
develop his own brand. From the outset, Raymond Weil produced watches characterized by elegance and simplicity. Success for Raymond Weil watches was
immediate. Years of know-how combined with technology, creativity and audacity, to become the Raymond Weil watch brand's foundations. The Raymond Weil
watch company managed to balance passion with reason, quality with originality.
With a presence in more than 80 countries, the Raymond Weil watch Brand is solidly established on all continents. Raymond Weil watches remains foremost a
family owned company, making it unique in the world of watchmaking.