Raymond Weil Toccata

The Raymond Weil Toccata collection exudes timeless elegance. The Swiss luxury watch company crafts both men's and women's models in sizes ranging from 29 to 42 mm. With only two hands and a narrow bezel, the design is extremely clean. A date window at 3 o'clock adds a modern touch. Gently domed sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating protects the display from the elements.

Raymond Weil builds each case out of polished stainless steel. Select models are also treated to a rose or yellow gold PVD coating. Thanks to a movement thickness of only 2.5 mm, these quartz watches are remarkably flat and easy to slip beneath your shirt cuff. You also don't have to worry about taking your watch off whenever you wash you hands, as each Toccata is water-resistant to 50 m (5 bar, 164 ft).

The final watch is mounted on either a high-quality leather strap with an alligator motif or a sporty, five-piece link stainless steel bracelet.

Raymond Weil produces men's Toccata watches in two sizes: 39 and 42 mm. You can also choose between versions with Roman numerals and others with applied line indices. Timepieces with line indices come with a black, blue, anthracite, or silver sunburst dial. Those with Roman numerals are only available with a white dial. However, some of these models feature complete or partial yellow gold PVD coating.

Regardless of the dial, plan to spend around 610 USD on a new 39-mm stainless steel Toccata on a leather strap. Watches with a PVD coating cost about 60 USD more. You can purchase the 42-mm edition for roughly 720 USD on a leather strap and 760 USD on a metal bracelet. Prices for gold-plated timepieces sit at 820 USD.

Raymond Weil also offered a version of the Toccata with a small seconds until 2019. This function appears as a subdial at 6 o'clock. Each model features baton indices atop the black or white dial. You can find this watch on the pre-owned market for about 750 USD.

You'd be forgiven for mistaking the Toccata Ladies for its more masculine counterparts at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, small differences start to appear. In addition to standard black, white, blue, and silver dials, the Ladies is also available with a mother-of-pearl dial. Raymond Weil has also replaced the baton indices with diamonds. The most luxurious models feature diamonds on their bezels as well.

At 29 and 34 mm in diameter, these women's watches are quite a bit smaller than the men's models. Each Toccata Ladies comes on a stainless steel bracelet. Prices for polished stainless steel and two-tone versions begin around 770 USD. Watches with a gold-plated case and bracelet are slightly more expensive at about 880 USD. At the top of the price range, you'll find timepieces with a diamond-studded bezel for roughly 1,300 USD.

Businessman and watchmaker Raymond Weil founded his company in 1976 with the goal of offering high-quality Swiss watches at affordable prices. Himself a lover of music, Weil took inspiration from both classical music, as well as modern pop and rock legends.

The business remains in family hands to this day, making it one of the Swiss watch industry's last independent companies. After Weil's passing in 2014, his son-in-law, Olivier Bernheim, took over as CEO. As of 2016, he remains the company president, while his son, Elie Bernheim, serves as CEO.