Favre Leuba has brought the Harpoon back for Watches and Wonders 2026, marking 60 years since the original 1966 model with a compact archival revival that feels unusually disciplined.
For a name founded in Le Locle in 1737, the Harpoon Revival is more than a nostalgic exercise, because it gives the modern Favre Leuba catalogue a clear link to one of the brand’s most recognizable mid-century watches.
A 37mm steel case that keeps the period proportions
The new Harpoon Revival uses a polished stainless steel case measuring 37mm wide, 10mm thick and 43.5mm lug-to-lug.
Those dimensions are central to the appeal, since Favre Leuba has resisted the temptation to enlarge the watch into a contemporary sports-case format.
The steel bezel, black leather strap and closed caseback keep the watch visually restrained, while the caseback carries a chemical engraving with the brand’s hourglass emblem and period-style circular inscriptions.
The grey dial carries the Harpoon identity
The dial is where the 1966 reference comes through most clearly, with a grey sunray-brushed finish and applied rhodium-plated markers that include horizontal indexes at 12, 6 and 9 o’clock.
That small asymmetry gives the Harpoon its own character without turning the watch into a costume-piece recreation.
The stylized Harpoon signature sits at 6 o’clock, a framed date window occupies 3 o’clock, and the hands are treated with green-emitting Super-LumiNova for low-light visibility.
A La Joux-Perret base and everyday specifications
Inside the watch is the Favre Leuba FLD04 automatic calibre, built on the La Joux-Perret G100 platform.
It runs at 4Hz and offers a 68-hour power reserve, giving the Harpoon Revival a useful modern movement specification behind its vintage-leaning exterior.
A sapphire crystal and 50 metres of water resistance round out the package, placing the watch closer to a daily-wear dress-sport piece than a hard-use diver or field watch.
Pricing that suits the comeback
At CHF 1,800, the Favre Leuba Harpoon Revival lands in a sensible position for collectors who want heritage design without precious-metal pricing or exaggerated limited-edition theatre.
Its strongest quality is restraint, because the watch revives a specific Favre Leuba idea at the right size, with the right dial details, and without trying to make the past do more work than it should.
