Favre Leuba’s Harpoon Revival is growing into a proper collection rather than a single heritage exercise.
After returning earlier in 2026 as a polished steel dress watch with clear 1960s proportions, the model now gains two new dial options in black and blue.
It’s a small but meaningful expansion for a watch that leans into the current appetite for compact, vintage-minded pieces without feeling like a costume remake.
At a glance
- Favre Leuba has added black and blue dial versions to the Harpoon Revival collection.
- The watch keeps its 36.8mm polished stainless steel case, sunray-brushed dial and automatic FLD04 calibre with a 68-hour power reserve.
- Pricing is CHF 1,800, placing it in a competitive space for a dress watch with La Joux-Perret G100 architecture.
A compact case with 1960s intent
The Harpoon Revival takes its cue from a 1966 Favre Leuba model, which gives the watch its naturally restrained footprint.
At 36.8mm across and 10mm thick, it sits firmly in the smaller-case camp, though the 43.5mm lug-to-lug length gives it enough presence to avoid feeling overly delicate.
The polished stainless steel case gives the watch a dressed-up character, helped by a simple profile and a restrained 50m water resistance rating.
Despite the Harpoon name, this is less a rugged tool watch than a smart daily dress piece with a maritime echo in its identity.
Black and blue bring the Harpoon Revival into sharper focus
The new dials are the central update, and both use a sunray-brushed finish that gives the otherwise clean layout some welcome movement in changing light.
The black dial is the more formal of the pair, pairing neatly with rhodium-plated hands and hour markers for a sober, evening-appropriate look.
The blue dial feels more expansive, stepping away from monochrome and giving the Harpoon Revival a slightly more contemporary personality.
It also suggests where the collection could go next, because the shape and dial architecture would likely carry colour well without losing the model’s vintage discipline.
Each version is matched to leather, with a black strap on the black dial model and a brown strap on the blue dial model, both secured by a stainless steel pin buckle.
The FLD04 gives the revival modern stamina
Inside is the Favre Leuba calibre FLD04, an automatic movement developed from the La Joux-Perret G100 platform.
Its 68-hour power reserve is the key practical benefit, giving the watch enough autonomy to be set aside for a weekend and picked up again without immediate winding.
The movement runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and covers hours, minutes, seconds and date, keeping the technical brief straightforward and useful.
A solid caseback carries the Favre Leuba logo, which suits the watch’s polished, traditional approach.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Favre Leuba |
|---|---|
| Model | Harpoon Revival |
| Case size | 36.8mm diameter, 10mm thickness |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Dial | Black or blue sunray-brushed dial with rhodium-plated hour markers and hands |
| Movement | Favre Leuba calibre FLD04, automatic, developed from the La Joux-Perret G100 |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph, 4 Hz |
| Power reserve | 68 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds, date |
| Water resistance | 50m, 5 bar |
| Strap | Black leather strap for black dial, brown leather strap for blue dial, stainless steel pin buckle |
| Price | CHF 1,800, approximately £1,638 or $2,190 |
The Harpoon Revival works because it doesn’t try to inflate its heritage into something louder than the watch itself.
With the arrival of black and blue dials, Favre Leuba has given the model broader appeal while keeping the proportions, price and mechanical specification that made the comeback interesting in the first place.
