Bivouac

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

Hi there, I recently bought 3 vintage watches with rather unique movements I’m looking to service and repair in Hong Kong. I was wondering if anyone can share their experiences or insights on this matter. The 3 watches I need to fix up are as follows: 1)

I like the watches of the modern day Farve-Leuba but they're just so big, for example the Bivouac 9000, which keeps me from seriously considering a purchase. Thanks for posting this awesome pic of the earlier F-L watches. M4

A watch I could see some ten years ago, in Paris. A legend, an historical watch, as this is the second wrist watch to house a mechanical depth meter, the first being Nivada Grenchen and the Depthomatic. ( 1964 for the Nivada, 1966 for the Favre Leuba ). H

I have a huge fascination for vintage Favre Leuba, and especially the Bathy Fifty, a smart mechanical depth gauge in a wrist watch, and... The Bivouac, which is an altimeter AND a barometer, both mechanical. I already posted the Bathy Fifty, let's now see

The new F-L Bivouac 9000 is quite interesting, too, albeit quite massive. Photo credit to Monochrome. M4

In the Mid Sixties, we had some curious, intriguing watches. Not necessarily the most beautiful ones, but very charming and original, not to say... Smart. What is the " Bivouac "? A watch made by Favre Leuba, with has a mechanical barometer and altimeter!

The Re Edition of the Bathy 50, a few years ago ( circa 2009 if I remember well ) was impressive, but way too highly priced. Here is the Bathy V2:

. . . and think they have some interesting models. As already noted, Tata Group money behind the F-L is most likely a big positive so long as F-L isn't also hamstrung by big corporate bureaucracy. The Raider Harpoon and Bivouac 9000 are both interesting.

“Conquering Frontiers” Favre-Leuba crown logo Early in the morning of August 7th, 1964, two alpinists find themselves in the heart of the almost vertical north face of Pointe Whymper in the Grandes Jorasses, which no one has yet conquered. There are preva