Deep Raider Day Date: Favre Leuba Adds Daily Function to a Dive Icon

Key Highlights

• 40mm, 316L stainless steel case with 30 ATM water resistance and ceramic bezel insert
• Self-winding FLD05 calibre (based on Sellita SW-220-1), 38-hour power reserve, 28,800 VPH
• Ombré dial in four colours: salmon, green, blue, and burgundy, each fading to black at six o’clock
• Day-and-date display at three o’clock, switchable between English and German
• Tool-free bracelet-to-strap interchangeability with any Deep Raider Renaissance rubber strap
• Retail price: 1,800 CHF / 1,800 GBP / 2,100 EUR / 2,300 USD
• Favre Leuba’s first appearance at Watches and Wonders Geneva took place in 2026

The Defining Elements

The Deep Raider Day Date arrives as a practical expansion of Favre Leuba‘s most commercially active collection, adding genuine wrist utility without altering the case architecture that defined the Renaissance line. For GCC collectors who wear a single watch through board meetings and weekends on the water, the day-and-date complication at three o’clock resolves a legitimate daily inconvenience.

At 40mm across and 12.5mm thick, the proportions remain accessible on a range of wrist sizes, while the 48.2mm lug-to-lug measurement keeps the case from reading as a tool watch that strayed out of context.

Dial Design

The sandwich-style dial construction layers a transparent lacquer finish over recessed elongated indices, producing visible depth without requiring applied hour markers. Rhodium-plated hands carry Super-LumiNova C1 X1 with blue emission, ensuring legibility across the low-light conditions that a 30 ATM-rated watch is expected to encounter.

Four colour executions are offered: salmon, green, blue, and burgundy. Each opens with its saturated hue at twelve o’clock and drains progressively to black at six, a gradient the brand frames as a reference to the shift from dawn to dusk. The effect is restrained rather than theatrical, and the metallic sheen of the lacquer prevents any reading of the palette as casual.

Movement & Materials

The FLD05 Calibre

The self-winding FLD05 calibre, based on the Sellita SW-220-1, beats at 28,800 VPH and carries 26 jewels across a 38-hour power reserve. Crown operation is direct: clockwise rotation advances the date, counterclockwise rotation cycles the day display. The chosen language, English or German, is stored mechanically and advances automatically each midnight.

Case and Bracelet

316L stainless steel forms the case, combining brushed flanks with polished bevels and a ceramic bezel insert. The double-domed sapphire crystal receives an antireflective coating on both surfaces. The caseback is closed and chemically engraved with an hourglass emblem and wave pattern, consistent with the Deep Raider Renaissance references.

The three-link bracelet pairs polished central links with brushed outer links, secured by a butterfly clasp. Its tool-free quick-release system allows a direct swap with any rubber strap from the Deep Raider Renaissance series, an practical consideration for collectors who rotate between contexts throughout the day.

Heritage & Lineage

Founded in 1737 in Le Locle, Favre Leuba holds the distinction of being the second-oldest Swiss watchmaking brand. The Deep Raider’s lineage traces directly to the Deep Blue of 1964, a dive instrument that established the brand’s approach to robust, legible underwater timekeeping. Following a global relaunch in 2024, the Renaissance line reactivated that heritage with modern specifications, expanding into malachite and meteorite stone dials in 2025 before adding the Power Reserve and now the Day Date in 2026.

CEO Patrik Hoffmann positions the new edition as a functional evolution rather than a departure: “By introducing a day-and-date function, we are adding practical everyday utility while preserving the robustness, clarity, and design language that define the Deep Raider today.”

Market Position

At 1,800 CHF (2,300 USD), the Deep Raider Day Date positions itself as a credible entry into the day-date complication at a price point where Swiss-made movements with genuine dive credentials remain scarce. The four-colour dial programme broadens appeal across a collector base that values expressive dials without sacrificing technical rigour.

For GCC buyers, the bracelet-to-strap interchangeability is a practical asset: the steel bracelet reads formally in a business context, while a rubber strap from the Renaissance series transitions the same watch to weekend and marine use without tools or a visit to an authorised service centre.

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