Favre Leuba Unveils the Deep Raider Power Reserve: An Extended Mechanical Expression Of The Collection
Favre Leuba introduces the Deep Raider Power Reserve—an expansion of the Deep Raider collection that debuted in 2024. Housed in a 40mm stainless steel case, this new edition retains the collection’s water resistance as well as the silhouette that defines it, in addition to a new display for the power reserve.
The Dial Details
The dial of the Deep Raider Power Reserve features a refined sunray finish, radiating from the center outward, creating an effective interplay of light. Two sub-dials are distinguished by a snailed finishing, adding a textural element. These are the small seconds counter at 9 o’clock and the power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock. Meanwhile, a three-figure date aperture is seen at 3 o’clock in a vertical arc. Each of these elements is bordered by a raised metallic frame.
The dial of the Deep Raider Power Reserve comes in white, black, green, blue, or ice blue.
Case Construction and Dive Elements
The stainless steel case measures 40mm in diameter and 12.59mm in thickness and comes with a sapphire crystal glass. A screw-in crown, knurled for secure handling, helps ensure the case’s water resistance of 300 meters. Tapered lugs and polished chamfered edges add to the architectural profile and overall finish of the case.
The unidirectional-rotating bezel with a ceramic insert features a luminous pip at 12 o’clock to improve the reading of dive time underwater. Integrated seamlessly with the case is a stainless steel bracelet with alternating brushed and polished surfaces. It is equipped with a quick-change system that doesn’t require tools. All the straps of the Deep Raider Renaissance collection are compatible with the Power Reserve series.
The caseback features an engraved medallion incorporating Favre Leuba’s historic emblem within a wave-inspired motif. It carries the inscription “Conquering Frontiers Since 1737.”
Mechanical Configuration
Powering the timepiece is the automatic FLP01 caliber, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), and can store a power reserve of up to 41 hours, trackable through the power reserve indicator on the dial.
The Deep Raider Collection Expands
The Deep Raider collection traces its origins to 1964, when Favre Leuba introduced the Deep Blue: a robust dive watch that laid the foundation for the brand’s modern dive watches. In 2024, it was reintroduced as the Deep Raider Revival. Alongside, the Deep Raider Renaissance was launched as a modern reinterpretation.
The Renaissance line expanded in 2025 to include stone dials in malachite and meteorite, for material variety. And now, with the Power Reserve, the collection expands its mechanical capabilities.
“Following the expansion of the Chief collection in 2025, 2026 marks a renewed focus on the Deep Raider,” comments Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of Favre Leuba. “Rooted in our 1964 Deep Blue, the collection represents our commitment to purposeful, performance-driven watchmaking. The Power Reserve strengthens the Deep Raider collection by adding mechanical depth while preserving the robustness and clarity that define the Deep Raider today.”
Technical information
Case
- Case: Size 40 mm
- Material: Steel
- Case shape: Round
- Case Thickness: 12.59 mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- Glass Material: Sapphire Crystal
- Bezel: Unidirectional Rotating Bezel
- Case Back: See-through Case Back
- Water Resistance: 300M
Dial
- Dial Colour: Green
- Luminosity: On Hands, Hour Markers & Bezel
Movement
- Caliber: FLP01
- Movement: Automatic
- Features: Date, Power Reserve Indicator, Small Seconds
- Jewels: 26
- Power reserve: Approx. 41 hours
- Frequency: 28800 vph
Bracelet
- Material: Steel
- Clasp Type: Butterfly Clasp
- Interchangeble
Reference
- 00.20310.109.03.200
FAVRE LEUBA HISTORY
A JOURNEY OF 287 YEARS SINCE 1737
Favre Leuba developed the legendary Bivouac, the world’s first mechanical wristwatch with an aneroid barometer for altimetry and air pressure measurement. It soon ranked among the indispensable equipment of those who overcame seemingly defined limits. The Bivouac completed one of its first missions on the wrists of the Swiss national parachuting team during the 1962 World Cup in the United States. The Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti wore a Bivouac in 1964 when he and the Genevan Michel Vaucher successfully ascended the north face of Pointe Whymper (4,196 m) in the Grandes Jorasses for the first time and when he conquered the north face of the Matterhorn on the most direct route. The young Valais native Michel Darbelley undertook his first solo ascent of the Eiger in 1963 with his watch from the workshops of Favre Leuba, which reliably showed him what altitude he had already scaled and whether a change in weather was imminent. The famous French polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor relied on his Bivouac on numerous expeditions to the endless ice.
FL251 CALIBREThe patented FL251 calibre of 1962, with 11.5‴ and a height of only 2.95 mm, revolutionised thanks to the use of two barrels, series production of extra flat movements with centered second hand.
Three years after the presentation of the first diver’s watch from the in-house atelier, the brand launched the Deep Blue, waterproof up to 200 metres.
NEW HEADQUARTERS Favre Leuba reincorporated production of their own ébauches in the newly established company, headquartered in Petit-Lancy near Geneva. The company was consequently named at the end of the 19th century as Manufacture d’Horlogerie Favre-Leuba S.A.
280th anniversary of the Maison was celebrated at Baselworld with the launch of the Bivouac 9000, the ultimate instrument for all altitudes.
BRAND AMBASSADORSThe brand supports many athletes and expeditions that express our claim of Conquering Frontiers. Pen Hadow, who led a mission to the Arctic, Satyarup Siddhanta, who embarked on a journey to the Mt. Vinson Massif, and Sayuri Kinoshita, who undertook a world-record dive, are some of the ambassadors representing Favre Leuba and their tool watches.
Within less than a year of its launch, the Raider Bivouac 9000 wins the Watchstars award in the category New Stars for being the best new watch.
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATHY Favre Leuba celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1968 superstar Bathy with the Raider Bathy 120 MemoDepth, which measures and records depth to 120 m.
BIVOUAC 9000 SUMMITS EVERESTA great year for Favre Leuba as its pioneering instrument watch, the Raider Bivouac 9000, reaches the summit of Mount Everest. The Bivouac 9000 is the only mechanical altimeter watch in the world to have successfully reached an altitude of 8,848m.
2024
FAVRE LEUBA REVIVAL
Favre Leuba relaunched at Geneva Watch Days 2024 with three cornerstone collections. These collections include the Chief, which features two modern icons: the Date and Chronograph. The brand also introduced the 60th-anniversary Deep Blue Revival and Renaissance models, honoring its diving heritage. In addition, the brand unveiled the Sea Sky, a tribute to their original 70s design.
