VIDEO Favre-Leuba in 2017: Conquering Frontiers
“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...
Quite like the idea of the Harpoon
something new and innovative and in a nice package. Okay reading the time will take more than a glance but that's cool. Why does it have two crowns, what functions do they have? Good luck to Favre-Leuba, a great brand with history and some, still underapp...
I was hoping someone would cover their return at Basel :)
And should not have worried - not that I did There are quite some historical models of note in their line-up, IIRC I have handled one belonging to a well known Purist last year. With the financial muscle of Tata behind them, they at least do not need to p...
India was the last bastion for Favre-Leuba
Through the world wars, Favre-Leuba Bombay maintained stable sales. As Favre-Leuba was the first Swiss watch brand in India, the name is almost part of the vocabulary. In fact, after the 2nd World War, India was probably the only market running. Slowly, S...
I've been following this brand since Baselworld . . .
. . . 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. ...
