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| Company type | Watchmaking |
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| Industry | Watch manufacturing |
| Founded | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
| Founder | Raymond Weil |
| Headquarters |
Geneva
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Switzerland
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Key people | Elie Bernheim (CEO) Olivier Bernheim (President) Raymond Weil (Founder)[1] |
| 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 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 £1,000.[2]
In July 2018, Weil moved its UK head office into St Peter’s SquareinManchester.[6]
