1970s Favre-Leuba NOS Searaider II Daymatic Automatic in Stainless Steel Mid-Sized WristwatchThis Watch Maison Favre Leuba over time It is the year 1737. In Le Locle, a small Swiss village in the Jura mountains and in the heart of the watchmaking world, Abraham Favre decided to officially register his Manufacture producing timepieces. It was one of the earliest watchmaking companies. From the very start Abraham Favre concentrated on improving the technology of his timepieces, and the quality of the materials employed in their manufacture.