RaymondWeil.com Domain Expiry Surprises Industry

Summary:

Raymond Weil, a prominent Swiss watchmaker, has surprisingly let its non-hyphenated domain name, RaymondWeil.com, expire. The company primarily uses Raymond-Weil.com for its main website and Raymond-Weil.us for its US website. The expired domain, which previously forwarded to the main site, was found on a pending delete list, indicating it was registered to the watchmaker. Given its pending delete status, the domain is likely irrecoverable by the company before deletion and will be pursued by drop catching services like DropCatch.com and NameJet for auction. There is a significant trademark risk for any unrelated entity that might acquire this domain.