| Copyright (c) 2007 Patrick Bedford | | | | distributors in Europe. |
| The history of Raymond Weil watches all began in | | | | In 1982, Raymond Weil's son-in-law, Olivier Bernheim, |
| 1976 when Raymond Weil himself created the | | | | joined the company. It was perfect timing because the |
| company. He jumped on the opportunity at a time | | | | company was at a point where it needed to evolve |
| when the Swiss watch industry was at a bit of turmoil. | | | | into the competitive world with a global organization. |
| To get the company off on the right foot, Raymond | | | | Olivier was perfect for this because of his managerial |
| Weil decided on the designs of the products first | | | | skills. To start with he was in charge of the marketing |
| collections. To go even one step further, he then | | | | and communications, which soon evolved into several |
| personally introduced the collections to his prospective | | | | new markets worldwide. |