With a Tiffany blue dial, this early Raymond Weil is one of the most noticeable watches we have ever offered.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

There is no 100% reliable way to date any Raymond Weil watch unless you have sales paperwork, so we have to use other evidence.  Raymond Weil was founded in 1976, and the movement used in this watch started production in the same year.  The font on the box is slightly different to what you normally see, and all things point to this being an early watch.

CONDITION

Raymond Weil launched at a time where Swiss watch companies were closing weekly.  The period is commonly called the quartz crisis, but the fast rise in the price of gold, this investment in technology such as quartz, LED and LCD and the rise of watches being imported from the far east all contributed.  Raymond Weil found staff from closing companies.  They avoided some of the issues those companies faced by buying in movements (so no R&D investment needed) and not using gold cases.  And the company has gone from strength to strength.

So this watch has a gold plated case and bracelet, and those are not real diamonds.  But it is still a Swiss made watch, with a Swiss FHF69N 17 jewel manual wind movement.  The stand out feature is the dial in ‘Tiffany Blue’, as this shade of turquoise has become known – very unusual but very nice too.  The stones are all present and correct, and the movement working nicely.  There is very little sign of wear and tear, and the watch may have spent most of its life in the original box (which does have broken hinges and been taped together).  The bracelet is full length and doesn’t require any special tool to resize.  There is a slight twist to the bracelet, but overall the condition is great.  There is a black, possibly onyx, cabachon stone set into the crown.

This watch will be supplied with the original presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  29.4 mm

Width without crown  28.4 mm

Lug to lug length  24.0 mm

Case Thickness  7.8 mm

Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 185 mm.

All sizes are approximate.

Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon.  By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.

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