Favre-Leuba: Bathy reborn!
The watch enthusiasts in you readers probably memorize Favre-Leuba for making ordinary watches during the 1990s. However, what I didn’t know,
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The picture upon shows the aboriginal Bathy, prehistoric 1966,
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http://lesmala.net/plongee/histoiremontre.htm.
As you might have guessed, Favre-Leuba is back! The Bathy got a worthwhile heiress in 2008, the Bathy V.2. The Bathy V.2 is a 46mm diving watch,
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In 2009, Favre-Leuba introduced the Bathy Chronograph Triple Time Zone. Based on the depicted Bathy V.2., yet with a chronograph movement and capable to display 3 assorted time regions. The depth gauge function is no available as this model, also bad you might consider,
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Considering the fact namely Favre-Leuba ambitions to position itself amongst the solemn (diving) watches, keep an eye ashore the vintage (Bathy) timepieces of this mark. You can find more almost Favre-Leuba watches on the Favre-Leuba forum over at WatchUseek.com.
The cost of this watch in The Netherlands starts at 11.500 Euro.
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