| Founded in 1976, Raymond Weil has fast become a | | | | After achieving great things for the company, Olivier |
| premier luxury watchmaker, in very short order. The | | | | Bernheim was promoted to President and CEO of the |
| company launched its line during a particularly rough | | | | luxury watchmaking group. Raymond Weil's original |
| time in the watch industry. While most others | | | | vision of dedication to family character remained in |
| businesses were on a downhill slide, RW saw an | | | | tack. While the company grew, the core values and |
| opportunity, and went for it. The company's values rest | | | | identity that were established in the beginning, never |
| in creating unique designs, with innovative conceptual | | | | waivered. |
| aesthetics. With loads of talent and passion, they were | | | | The early 2000's is when this watchmaker really took |
| off to a good start. | | | | off. Gaining full design control of their creations, their |
| By 1982, the company had seen much initial success | | | | innovative and modern approach to their creations |
| and knew it was time to expand. Keeping it all in the | | | | began to blossom. The looks of the watches were |
| family Raymond Weil decided to hire his son-in-law | | | | unique and quite diverse. In 2002 the company |
| Olivier Bernheim to aide in modernizing the company | | | | released its Don Giovanni Collection. This famous line |
| and help the expansion process. To this day, Raymond | | | | of men's and women's timepieces were bold in style, |
| Weil remains one of the last privately owned watch | | | | and dynamically put together. The Don Giovanni's are |
| companies in the world. | | | | fully mechanical instruments, and built with the utmost |
| The 1990's was the release of the Parsifal Collection. | | | | care and quality. |
| This line of watches utilized understated designs, with | | | | Thirty years have come and gone since Raymond |
| innovative and sometimes surprising features. This | | | | Weil first launched his company, and to celebrate they |
| collection helped RW to make their mark in the | | | | released the women's Shine Collection. The Shine |
| industry of Swiss watchmaking. While the Parsifal | | | | women's watches are a testament to the softer side |
| presented itself with a more traditional look, the Tango | | | | of this company. They are loaded with luxury, and |
| line gave way for a more contemporary approach. | | | | grace. These watches are delicately dressed and |
| The Tango men's and women's timepieces were | | | | adorned with brilliant diamonds. The Shine timepieces |
| released in 1995, and they offered a different view | | | | are sensual and quite stunning. |
| RW's visionary design. | | | | |