Raymond Weil

The brand Raymond Weil was born out of the turmoil that engulfed the Swiss watch industry in the 1960’s and 70’s as a result of the so-called Quartz crisis.   Brands such as Seiko, Bulova and Pulsar stormed onto the scene with quartz models and the ultra- traditional brands were slow to respond. 

Into this hiatus came Raymond Weil, a 50yr who left his job at the Camy Watch Co to start his own business.  Raymond Weil saw the opportunity to take advantage of the crisis by launching a collection that offered the best of both worlds.  Namely beautifully designed quartz watches that looked very traditional but at very affordable prices. 

The Raymond Weil brand was so successful that many credit it, along with The Swatch Group, for saving the Swiss watch industry from total implosion. 

Still an independent company, run by the third generation of the Weil/ Bernheim family, for forty years Raymond Weil have been associated with music through collections such as Raymond Weil Toccata and Raymond Weil Tango.

Other important collections include the Raymond Weil Shine, Raymond Weil Freelancer and Raymond Weil Noemia.