Favre Leuba Deep Raider Day Date Adds Colour to the Dive Watch Line

Favre Leuba’s revived Deep Raider line is quickly becoming one of the more active corners of the modern dive watch market.

The latest addition is the Deep Raider Day Date, a 40mm steel diver that keeps the collection’s tool-watch credentials intact while moving the look in a more colourful, everyday direction.

Its headline detail is simple but effective, with four glossy gradient dials and a useful day-and-date display at three o’clock.

At a glance

A brighter face for the Deep Raider

The Deep Raider Day Date doesn’t try to reinvent Favre Leuba’s contemporary diver, and that restraint works in its favour.

Instead, the watch shifts the mood through its dial treatment, giving the line a more polished and versatile character without softening its purpose.

The four dial colours are salmon, green, blue and burgundy, each finished with an ombré effect that starts more vividly at the top and darkens toward black near six o’clock.

A transparent lacquer layer gives the surface a glossy depth, while the two-part sandwich construction creates recessed elongated indexes that add texture without crowding the layout.

The day-and-date window sits at three o’clock and feels neatly integrated rather than forced, which matters on a dive watch that already has strong visual hardware around the dial.

Rhodium-plated hands and indexes are treated with Super-LumiNova C1 X1, producing a blue glow in low light.

A 300-metre diver with wearable dimensions

The case measures 40mm across, 12.5mm thick and 48.2mm lug to lug, placing it in a practical zone for daily wear.

It’s made from 316L stainless steel with a mix of brushed and polished surfaces, giving the watch enough refinement to suit the brighter dials.

A unidirectional bezel with a ceramic insert preserves the dive-watch language, while the luminous pip at 12 o’clock keeps the functional detail where it belongs.

The double-domed sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating, and the screw-in crown helps secure the watch’s 300-metre water resistance.

A closed caseback carries a chemically engraved hourglass emblem and wave pattern, a fitting choice for a watch that leans on Favre Leuba’s aquatic heritage.

The integrated stainless steel bracelet uses a triple-link construction with polished centre links and brushed outer links.

It’s fitted with a butterfly clasp and can be swapped for compatible Deep Raider Renaissance rubber straps through a quick-change system.

The FLD05 calibre keeps the focus on utility

Inside is the Favre Leuba calibre FLD05, an automatic movement using the Sellita SW220-1 platform.

It runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour, has 26 jewels and offers a 38-hour power reserve.

The functions are straightforward, covering hours, minutes, seconds, day and date.

Calendar adjustment is handled through the crown, with clockwise rotation changing the date and counterclockwise rotation changing the day.

The day display can be set in either English or German, and the movement retains the chosen language setting.

That makes the Deep Raider Day Date a notably practical version of the collection, especially for buyers who want their dive watch to work as a weekday watch as much as a weekend one.

Details & Specifications

The Deep Raider Day Date lands in an appealing spot for Favre Leuba, bringing a useful complication and stronger dial personality to a capable 300-metre diver without pushing the watch out of reach.

For collectors drawn to heritage dive watches but wary of anything too retro, this version gives the Deep Raider a sharper everyday argument.