Favre Leuba extends their Deep Raider Rennaisance line with two new models in a malachite dial and a meteorite dial. Both are available either with a stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap.
Press Release with commentary in italics.
New: Favre Leuba Deep Raider Rennaisance Malachite and Meteorite dials
The Favre Leuba Deep Raider Rennaisance Meteorite retails at CHF 3,200 on bracelet and CHF 3,100 on strap and Malachite of CHF 2,800 on bracelet and CHF 2,700 on strap.
Commentary
This is a line extension to the Favre Leuba Deep Raider Rennaisance line, by adding two new models in a malachite dial and a meteorite dial. Each is available in either a matching rubber strap or a stainless steel bracelet.
Both are on the line’s standard 40mm stainless steel case with 300m water resistance. As the watches are intended for diver use, the bezel is uni-directional rotating and is a ceramic insert in green for the Malachite and in black for the Meteorite.
Pricing wise, we feel the asking ransom is quite competitive and good value, as we seldom see sub CHF 3k for stone or meteorite dials.
Release details
Favre Leuba Expands the Deep Raider Renaissance Line with Meteorite and Malachite Dials
Marking the first time in Favre Leuba’s 288-year history that the brand has introduced dials crafted from semi-precious stone
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 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.
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.
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.
Favre Leuba Deep Raider Renaissance Malachite & 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 Malachite: 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.
Dial Meteorite: 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
