Favre Leuba introduces two new interpretations of the Deep Raider Renaissance series, spotlighting distinctive natural materials: the Deep Raider Renaissance Meteorite and the
Deep Raider Renaissance Malachite.
These editions mark the first time in the brand’s 288-year history that stone dials have been
used, bringing meteorite and malachite into the collection as expressive and technically
demanding elements. While both models draw aesthetic inspiration from the 1964 Deep
Blue, the Renaissance collection embraces the modern design language established in
2024. Together, these uncommon materials bring visual complexity and material storytelling
into one of the maison’s hallmark collections.
Deep Raider Renaissance Meteorite: A Dial Formed Beyond Earth
The meteorite version brings a new material into Favre Leuba’s history: Muonionalusta iron
meteorite from northern Sweden. Composed of iron and nickel, with kamacite and taenite, it
displays the distinctive Widmanstätten pattern formed over millions of years and revealed
through precise slicing and acid treatment.
Preparing a meteorite for watchmaking is delicate work. Each sample is assessed for
stability before being cut into thin sections, as its high iron content can make it brittle.
Craftsmen carefully finish each plate to preserve its extraterrestrial texture while ensuring
durability. Adding to its complexity, the watch features a two-part sandwich dial. A perforated
top layer sits above a base plate coated in Super-Luminova, allowing light to pour through
the cut-out indexes and creating bright, highly legible hour markers.
Each Deep Raider Renaissance Meteorite timepiece comes with a certificate of authenticity
to ensure that the meteorite used in the timepiece is ethically sourced. No two dials look
alike.
Deep Raider Renaissance Malachite: Natural Patterns With Technical Discipline
The malachite edition highlights the brand’s focus on specialty materials and careful
finishing. The dial is crafted from genuine malachite, a semi-precious mineral known for its
vivid green tones and flowing, concentric patterns. Because every slice of this mineral forms
in irregular layers, each dial carries a one-of-a-kind visual identity. Working with malachite
requires careful handling due to its softness and natural veins.
Favre Leuba selects only stable, visually appealing sections of stone before passing them to
artisans who cut the material into thin plates, reinforce it where necessary, and polish it at
low temperatures to maintain its structural integrity. No two dials look alike.
Engineering The Icon: Craft, Performance & Precision
Both editions share the technical framework of the Deep Raider Renaissance. They adopt a
40 mm stainless-steel case with 300-meter water resistance, a ceramic unidirectional-
rotating bezel, and a sapphire crystal. Inside, the automatic FLD02 movement delivers a 68-
hour power reserve and can be viewed through a transparent caseback. Decorative
elements such as Côtes de Genève finishing, blued screws, and a skeletonized 4N-toned
rotor engraved with the Favre Leuba emblem underscore the attention given to mechanical
design.
With the Malachite and Meteorite models, Favre Leuba continues developing a longstanding
design lineage while exploring dial materials that connect terrestrial geological formations
and cosmic origins.
Deep Raider Renaissance Malachite: Technical Specifications
Case: Stainless steel with a unidirectional rotating ceramic bezel with lume dot insert at 12
o’clock, water-resistant to 30 ATM, double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective
coating, sapphire crystal caseback, and screw-in crown with embossed monogram.
Diameter: 40mm
Thickness: 12.69mm
Movement: FLD02, self-winding with a 68-hour power reserve, 28,800 vph (4 Hz) frequency,
24 jewels, Côtes de Genéve, blued screws, perlage, Soleillè, Diamanté and Cerclé
Functions: Unidirectional Diving Bezel, date window
Dial: Each dial is carved from genuine malachite, a semi-precious mineral known for its vivid
green tones and flowing, concentric patterns. No two dials look alike.
Strap/Bracelet: Available in both integrated three-link steel bracelet with brushed and
polished finishes secured with a butterfly clasp with engraved logo and a FKM Rubber strap
secured with a pin buckle with logo
Price: Rs 2,99,000 (Bracelet)
Rs 2,89,000 (Strap)
Deep Raider Renaissance Meteorite: Technical Specifications
Case: Stainless steel with a unidirectional rotating ceramic bezel with lume dot insert at 12
o’clock, water-resistant to 30 ATM, double-domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective
coating, sapphire crystal caseback, and screw-in crown with embossed monogram.
Diameter: 40mm
Thickness: 12.69mm
Movement: FLD02, self-winding with a 68-hour power reserve, 28,800 vph (4 Hz) frequency,
24 jewels, Côtes de Genéve, blued screws, perlage, Soleillè, Diamanté and Cerclé
Functions: Unidirectional Diving Bezel, date window
Dial: Made of Iron meteorites, composed mainly of iron and nickel, containing the metallic
phases kamacite and taenite. The fragment used in this watch originates from Sweden and
reveals its crystalline pattern through precise slicing, lapping and acid treatment. Features a
two-part sandwich dial. It consists of a top layer, with perforated indexes, positioned over a
base layer coated with Super-Luminova, resulting in bright, luminous hour markers. No two
dials look alike.
Strap/Bracelet: Available in both integrated three-link steel bracelet with brushed and
polished finishes secured with a butterfly clasp with engraved logo and a FKM Rubber strap
secured with a pin buckle with logo
Price: Rs 3,49,000 (Bracelet)
Rs 3,39,000 (Strap)
Both the Deep Raider Renaissance Malachite and Meteorite will be available exclusively at Ethos in India from early December.
