Introducing Favre-Leuba Raider Sea King

Press Release – Baselworld 2018

Introducing Favre-Leuba Raider Sea King

With a history of innovation in watch engineering and designing spanning over 281 years, Favre-Leuba's latest watch collection showcases versatility in form and functionality making them indispensable tools for today’s explorers. With the launch of the Raider Sea King - the newest addition to the Raider line – Favre-Leuba exemplifies its leadership in excellence by merging three centuries of unsurpassed historical achievements with new age performance innovation and bold retro-futuristic design.

The Raider family of watches blends the latest advances in precision mechanics with a style reflective of perfection, performance and exemplary strength. Inspired by the brands’ legendary watches that broke new barriers in time-keeping performance, the Favre-Leuba’s design DNA is evident with the signature tetradecagon bezel, rectangular indices featured in the vintage Deep Blue watch, and the striking hands seen on Favre-Leuba’s Bathy timepiece.

The new line however is not limited to the design of the past but is skillfully reimagined creating a charismatic, contemporary look for today’s explorers. This amalgamation of the past, transitions into the bold look of the future with its sharp lines and formidable size, creating a retro-futuristic design philosophy unique to Favre-Leuba.

The 2018 Watchstar award winner Raider Bivouac 9000, is the first timepiece to incorporate an altimeter capable of measuring altitude up to 9000m. The diver’s collection comprising the Harpoon and the Deep Blue, and the all-sport chronograph Sea Sky, which is a perfect companion on land as well as in the sea have, since their launch, become the time-piece of choice for pioneers who don’t want to compromise on style and accuracy.

The Raider Sea King incorporates the retro-futuristic design philosophy, transforming it to perfectly compliment both day and evening wear attire. The Sea King, along with its partner watch, the Sea Bird, features a fluted bezel, in addition to the signature tetradecagonal bezel. The multi-layered case resulting from these bezels, along with their interplay of polished and satin-brushed surfaces enables a creative contrast producing an emboldened style. The dynamic arc extending across the sides of the case from lug to lug is reflective of the connection from the historic accomplishments of the brand, to the present journey of consistent innovation.

True as a companion, the individuality of the time-keeper is a vital component in the design elements of the Sea King. Three different dial colors can be chosen from reflecting the spirit of the wearer: an understated gentle slate grey hue – discreet yet stylish midnight black or - a deep royal oceanic blue. The new watch displays the same design DNA with the large, rectangular, applied indexes and distinctive, easily readable, and luminous hands making a statement of the powerful functionality that lays under the cover. The flat sapphire crystal used on the Sea King is finished with a dual side anti-reflective coating ensuring clear visibility of time under all conditions.

Favre-Leuba’s legendary focus to the most minute detail covers every aspect of functionality and design, from ground-breaking engineering capabilities under the cover, to outer design values culminating in a unique mechanism ensuring Raider ‘s Sea King’s screw-in case back is perfectly aligned. The 100m water resistant watch is held snuggly onto the wrist due to its comfortable lug drop, which is further enhanced by the matching dial. A sporty, stainless steel bracelet features an end piece to attach to the stylish case. A soft antelope leather strap option is also available.