Favre Leuba x Jean Rousseau – Deep Raider Revival, Three Ways

Favre Leuba teams with Jean Rousseau for a 99-piece run of the 39 mm Deep Raider Revival, split into three series of 33. It is a crisp salute to the 1964 Deep Blue, with vintage green lume, tailored strap work, and small but telling design tweaks that show both maisons were paying attention.

Each edition pairs the Deep Raider Revival with a handcrafted Jean Rousseau strap and matched details: the seconds hand and the logo at 10:30 echo the strap’s hue, while bespoke casebacks and a dual-signed deployant clasp complete the set. Underneath, the strap reads “JR for Favre Leuba 1737” — a neat handshake in plain view.

The black calf leather version uses a “soja grain” finish with beige topstitching and a wave motif that nods to the model’s aquatic brief. The caseback bears a hide-shaped emblem. Here, the seconds hand and the 10:30 logo are black to keep the palette disciplined.

The Seaqual fabric edition comes in a sand-toned recycled material that feels lighter and silkier than leather. Hand-stitching in a slightly darker brown keeps it restrained. Its caseback shows a planet symbol, and Favre Leuba matches the seconds hand and 10:30 logo to the strap’s sandy hue.

The beige rubber option tilts technical and versatile, with water resistance rated to 300 meters. A rubber wheel motif on the caseback hints at life beyond the marina. As with the others, the seconds hand and 10:30 logo follow the strap’s color, making the whole composition read as one thought.

This is not a wild reissue but a careful one. The 39 mm size stays faithful to period proportion, and the lume tone keeps the mood. The collaboration adds craft where it matters most on a daily-wear diver — the strap, the touchpoints, the small signatures you see every time you glance at the wrist. No drama, just decisions.

If you favor substance over spectacle, pick the strap that matches your manner: leather for classic depth, fabric for lightness with a conscience, rubber for go-anywhere ease. There are 33 chances of each. Choose well, then forget the rest and enjoy the time.