Maroon Dial Favre-Leuba "Twinpower" 35mm Manual Winding Watch

1960's Favre-Leuba Twin Power chrome plated Gentleman's Watch presented in excellent condition.
The case is chrome plated with a steel back , the dial is part restored, in excellent condition. Cal 253 17 Jewel Swiss Lever Movement signed Favre Leuba running well, and keeping time.
35mmx40mm case.
1737-1815 (Origins): Abraham Favre established his workshop, later forming "A. Favre & Fils" in 1792. In 1815, a partnership with Auguste Leuba led to the official Favre Leuba brand name.
19th Century (Expansion): The brand gained international fame, particularly in India, where it became the first Swiss watchmaker to establish a presence in 1865.
1960s (Golden Age): Technical innovation flourished, producing iconic, rugged timepieces like the Deep Blue (1963) and the Bivouac (1962), the first mechanical altimeter watch.
1970s-1980s (Quartz Crisis): The advent of cheap quartz watches hit the company hard, forcing the family to sell the brand in the 1980s.
2011-Present (Revival): Tata Group bought the brand in 2011. Recent releases, such as the Raider Bivouac 9000 (2017), honor its technical heritage.
The Favre-Leuba Caliber 253 is a vintage, in-house mechanical manual-wind movement (often confused with or related to various digital/jump-hour project numbers like the 1253-series). Operating at 18,000 bph with 17 jewels, it is most famous for featuring an innovative dual mainspring barrel system coupled in parallel for a flatter power curve.
Key Specifications (Caliber 253)
Type: Mechanical manual-wind
Diameter: 25.6 mm (11.5 lignes)
Height: 3.0 mm
Jewels: 17 jewels
Frequency: 18,000 vibrations per hour (vph)
Mainspring: Dual barrels coupled in parallel
Design and Performance
Twin Barrels: Uses two mainspring barrels instead of one to balance out torque drop-off and stabilize energy delivery to the escapement. [1]
No-Date Configuration: The 253 is a clean, time-only (sweep seconds) iteration of Favre-Leuba’s proprietary slim movement family (sharing architecture with the date-featuring Caliber 255/259).
Application: Frequently found powering robust mid-century dress and tool watches from the brand, such as vintage iterations of the Favre-Leuba Sea King.