Raymond Weil

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources

Family-owned Geneva watchmaker.

Until Raymond Weil traces its gold and gemstones to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 2 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in India, China and Thailand.
Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

From Raymond Weil's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
Switzerland	Regular violations	About a living wage	Low
IndiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
ChinaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
ThailandUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
ItalyUsual for the industry	Strong protections	Close to a living wage	Low

Evidence

What we found

Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
Owns or runs its own production
Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.

Research notes Raymond Weil says it assembles all its watches in-house in Switzerland, centred on Geneva, using movements and parts from long-standing Swiss suppliers such as Sellita. It publishes no supplier list, code of conduct, audit results, sourcing policy for gold, diamonds or leather straps, or living wage commitment, and is not an RJC member.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	Raymond Weil is a privately owned Swiss company with no Australian reporting entity found on the Modern Slavery Register. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Unclear	No labour abuse allegations involving Raymond Weil's workshops or suppliers were identified. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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Elie Bernheim interview (Escapement, 2019) · search the archive · All products assembled in-house in Switzerland; parts from Swiss suppliers; RW1212 movement made with Sellita.
Wallace Bishop - Raymond Weil watches · search the archive · Raymond Weil watches sold in Wallace Bishop stores in Queensland and New South Wales.

Published by Raymond Weil or its owner

Raymond Weil - The story of an independent watchmaker · search the archive · Founded 1976 in Geneva; independent family-owned company led by Elie Bernheim; Swiss made.
Raymond Weil - Watchmaking · search the archive · Brand site makes no sustainability, sourcing or labour disclosures.

Company details

Headquarters: Switzerland
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Raymond Weil ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/raymond-weil, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method: Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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