Raymond Weil Genève SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1976 in Geneva by Raymond Weil and Simone Bédat.[1] Simone Bedat and her son left the company in 1996 to form Bedat & Co.[2]
Weil led the company until his retirement in 2002; he died in 2014.[3][4] Weil's grandson, Elie Bernheim, has been the CEO since 2014.
History
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 watches, as well as quartz-powered ones. He marketed the watches internationally towards lower-end luxury watch buyers.[5]