Favre Leuba Unveils the New '1737' Collection Inspired by Its Founding Year, Debuting with a Triple Calendar Edition
Favre Leuba unveils the 1737 collection at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026—exhibiting at the salon for the first time, less than two years after the brand’s revival. A tribute to the Favre Leuba’s founding year, this 1737 Triple Calendar is the inaugural model of the Swiss maison’s fifth pillar, following the Chief, Deep Raider, Sea Sky and Harpoon.
Rooted in classical watchmaking, the timepiece unites calendar and astronomical features—representing the most traditional complications.
A Tribute to the Founding Year
In 1737, Abraham Favre began a watchmaking journey that has shaped a legacy of nearly three centuries. The 1737 Triple Calendar honors traditional calendar horology, reinterpreting classical codes through a contemporary design approach that prioritizes balance, clarity, and proportion.
While the name is a nod to Favre Leuba’s origins, the brand’s history with the triple calendar-moon phase complication dates back to 1946, when the Datora was launched, one of the brand’s most important post-war watches with multiple complications. The Datora combined a triple calendar (day, date, month) with a moon phase display, and in some versions also a chronograph, placing Favre Leuba among the Swiss manufacturers capable of producing highly complicated timepieces in the 1940s.
In around 1950, Favre Leuba further developed its calendar watches through a triple calendar moon phase produced in collaboration with Bovet & Frères, using caliber 1162. These watches were particularly notable for their elegant classical design and represent mid-century Swiss collaboration between brands and movement specialists. The Bovet & Frères calendar watches are an important chapter in Favre Leuba’s history in watchmaking complications.
Throughout the 1950s, Favre Leuba continued producing triple calendar and calendar chronograph watches, often powered by Valjoux movements. However, it’s the 1946 Datora and the 1950 Bovet & Frères triple calendar (cal. 1162) which represent the foundation of Favre Leuba’s heritage in calendar and moon phase complications, an integral part of the brand’s historical identity alongside its later achievements in chronographs and professional tool watches.
Following this strong foundation is the new 1737, which is a modern tribute to the bold, geometric spirit of Favre Leuba’s 1970s’ designs. Sized at 39mm, the stainless steel case is characterized by its sharp geometry and a streamlined profile. Through the sapphire crystal caseback, the 4N gold-finished movement is on full display, offering a warm, classical contrast that honors Favre Leuba’s historic watchmaking codes.
Dial Composition
The dial of the 1737 Triple Calendar is a masterclass in finesse, functionality, and visual harmony. A refined sunray surface anchors the design, while the pointer date track features a circular brushed effect. The minutes scale carries a delicate snailed pattern—an intricate detail often imperceptible to the naked eye. This subtle interplay of finishes adds sophisticated nuance to the dial's depth. Applied 4N gold-finished hour markers—featuring a blend of Roman numerals and stick indexes—are polished to a mirror shine, contributing to a rich, layered appearance. The dial is housed within a 39mm stainless steel case.
Twin apertures at 12 o'clock indicate the day and month, while a moon phase display at 6 o’clock introduces the poetic rhythm and depth inherent to astronomical complications. Framing the dial is the pointer date scale, its distinct brushed finish providing a clear, functional contrast to the sunray center.
Strap and Wearability
Paired with a leather strap that echoes the dial’s refined tones, the 1737 Triple Calendar is fastened with a pin buckle engraved with the iconic Favre Leuba sablier monogram. For added versatility, the strap features a quick-release system, allowing for effortless, tool-free interchanging, to suit any occasion.
Mechanical Construction
The 1737 Triple Calendar is powered by the FLD06 automatic caliber, offering reliability and consistent performance. Supporting the triple calendar complication, the movement boasts precision with a maximum deviation of +/-5 seconds per day.
The intricately decorated self-winding caliber with a custom skeletonized rotor carries a 4N gold finish and is visible through the exhibition sapphire crystal caseback. The movement is decorated with immaculately executed high-end finishes such as Côtes de Genève, blued screws, perlage, and diamond snailing, while the skeletonized rotor has Côtes de Genève, paper snailing and the engraved sablier logo.
Discrete correctors are seamlessly integrated into the case in a flush setting at 2 and 10 o’clock. This allows for quick adjustment of the month and day indications respectively, rendering the need for a separate corrector tool redundant while also avoiding visibly extending pushers that interfere with the refined case of the watch.
A Contemporary Expression of Heritage
With the 1737 Triple Calendar, Favre Leuba unites its historic origins with its modern identity. By blending traditional complications with a distinctive contemporary language, this model reflects a legacy that evolves while remaining firmly grounded in its founding principles.
“The 1737 Triple Calendar is the thread that connects our founding legacy to our modern vision,” says Patrik P. Hoffmann, CEO of Favre Leuba. “It reflects our approach to watchmaking, where heritage informs design and every element is created with absolute clarity and purpose.”
Technical information
Case
- Case: Size 39 mm
- Material: Steel
- Case shape: Round
- Case Thickness: 12.11 mm
- Lug Width: 20 mm
- Lug-to-lug length: 43.5 mm
- Glass Material: Sapphire Crystal
- Case back: See-through Case Back
- Water Resistance: 100M
Dial
- Color: Silver
Movement
- Caliber: FLD06
- Movement: Automatic
- Features: Day-Date, Moon Phase, Month
- Jewels: 25
- Power reserve: Approx. 56 hours
- Frequency: 28800 vph
Straps
- Clasp Type: Pin buckle
- Strap: Black leather
Reference
- 00.20501.108.16.105
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.
