Favre-Leuba

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Two vintage re-issues seldom seen on WPS. Which one would you vote for? Which will win this battle of vintage-inspired divers? https://www.fratellowatches.com/sunday-morning-showdown-favre-leuba-deep-raider-revival-vs-aquastar-deepstar-ii/

I knew the black dial, only, and recently discovered that a blue dial existed, but it seems it is a Prototype. Credit: Hairspring. The Bathy 50 is a great watch, including a mechanical depth gauge, which was quite rare at that time ( 1966 ), even if that

You should check out RG Watch Repair. Here's their site: https://rgwatchrepair.com . A watch collector friend of mine referred them to me. They're at Canton Road Silvercord in TST (next to Harbour city), and my experience with them has been really good. I

An old picture of a superb almost NOS specimen. Issued in 1966, two years after the Nivada Grenchen which was the first one to offer a mechanical depth gauge in a wrist watch. A very desirable watch, this Favre Leuba. Best, Nicolas

Favre Leuba was a superb brand, which made some legends, such as the Bathy 50 ( my favorite ) and the Bivouac, one which I still have to get. A bygone era, alas. Best, Nicolas

One of the very first mechanical depth gauge in the history ( the first being the Nivada Grenchen Depthomatic ). And a superb looking one. Here is a photo I could take some 12 years ago: Best, Nicolas

Some weeks ago I posted the first installment of the Lebanese road trip here: www.watchprosite.com The other trips taken there some years ago were light on driving pleasure, since they followed the main coastal road, but provided other perks - including m

Not sure how much protection I get from her though. By the way, she is the very first in the United States to sport the Favre Leuba Deep Sea Revival. My friend Patrik Hoffman, who is the new CEO of Favre Leuba, wanted to use me as a “test object” for thei