| Raymond Weil Genève | |
| Type: | Watchmaking |
| Founder: | Raymond Weil |
| Location City: | Geneva |
| Location Country: | Switzerland |
| Key People: | Elie Bernheim (CEO) Olivier Bernheim (President) Raymond Weil (Founder)[1] |
| Industry: | Watch manufacturing |
| Products: | Wristwatches, Swiss luxury watches |
| Production: | 200,000 pieces (2014) |
| Operating Income: | $110 million |
| Num Employees: | 230 |
Raymond Weil Genève (in French pronounced as /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.
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 .[2]
In July 2018, Weil moved its UK head office into St Peter’s Square in Manchester.[6]