2022 Fears Brunswick 38mm Champagne Dial Open Back

Here we have a 2022 Fears Brunswick Champagne Dial Open Back. Each piece is made in small batches, and a unique serial number is engraved between the lugs at 12 o’clock. This number can identify the watch's history from its master database. The inspiration for this watch case comes from a Fears watch originally made in 1924. It's wonderfully curvaceous, with a 38mm 316L stainless steel case. The lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a case thickness of 11.5mm ensure a comfortable cushion fit on your wrist. The watch features a traditional “onion” crown. A domed sapphire crystal, AR-coated on both sides, sits above an incredible champagne dial with a glass-bead finish, layered in 18ct yellow gold. As you rotate your wrist, the frosted texture magically sparkles. This striking dial is complemented by the concentric circle finishing on the sunken sub-seconds at 6 o’clock. The numerals are applied to the dial by hand; the Black Gold alloy appears black. As you rotate your wrist, the numerals move from silver to brown-black. Inspired by the many typefaces Fears has used throughout its history, these were designed specifically for Fears by a horological typographer. Each set of hands is subtly skeletonised out of steel and mirror-polished before being thermally blued. On the reverse, an exhibition case back showcases the hand-wound ETA 7001, with 17 jewels and a beat rate of 18,000 beats per hour. First introduced in the 1970s, it quickly earned a reputation for reliability. Its slim design incorporates an Incabloc shock system, applying Côtes de Genève striping and Rhodium plating. It comes paired with a 20mm handmade Pewter Grey leather strap and a stainless steel pin buckle, engraved with the Fears pipette logo. This watch is sold with its original Fears presentation box and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Fears presentation box, swing tags and paperwork. It comes paired with its original Fears strap and signed buckle. The watch is from July 2022 and is sold in worn but fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

This configuration was one that collectors had been waiting for, and Fears not only delivered, but they also smashed it out of the park. This "Champagne" dial has an incredible texture and tone which is close to bright yellow gold; it works beautifully with the Brunswick case, and this example features an exhibition case back, only adding to the overall package. I would not hesitate to add this wonderful watch to your collection today!

Reference : BS23800A
Movement : Manually Wound ETA Cal. 7001
Age : July 2022
Year : 2022
Case Size : 38mm
Case Thickness : 11.5mm
Lug to Lug : 43mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

The year was 1846, and a young watchmaker named Edwin Fear established a workshop and showroom in his own name at 33-35 Redcliff Street in Bristol. The company Edwin Fear that he created became more and more successful and eventually, in 1866, needed to expand to their second premises, on Bristol Bridge, which served as Fears' headquarters until the 1940s. During this period, the company had three different Managing Directors. Following the passing of Edwin in 1877, the business was handed down to his son, Amos Daniel Fear, who in 1908 saw the company become a limited company whilst also changing its operating name from ‘Edwin Fear’ to ’Fears Limited’. Amos also safely navigated the company through the First World War,1914-1918, after which he established an export department called ‘Fears (Export) Limited’ at No. 14 Brunswick Square in Bristol. In late 1945, following the War, Fears moved to new premises in Clifton, Bristol, just in time to celebrate the company’s centenary in 1946 with a new watch collection. Fears continued to thrive through the post-war years until it sadly closed its doors in 1976. It was not until 40 years later, in 2016, when an aspiring young apprentice watchmaker at Rolex in London, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, who is the great-great-great-grandson of Edwin Fear, re-launched his family’s company at the SalonQP watch show on 3rd November 2016. Keeping the name ‘Fears’, he released their first wristwatch in the twenty-first century, the Redcliff. Rolling with the success of the Redcliff in 2017, they released their second wristwatch, The Brunswick, named after Brunswick Square in Bristol. In 2022, Fears relocated to its historic home city of Bristol, where it built a new Headquarters and Showroom. In 2023, the first Fears and Christopher Ward Alliance Watch was released, the jump hour, a unique collaboration between two powerhouses of the British Watch & Clock Makers Alliance. The Alliance was set up in November 2020 as a Trade body representing 75 Brands across the British Isles, including the Republic of Ireland, such brands as Bamford London, Christopher Ward, Fears, Farer, Elliot Brown, Isotope, Marloe Watch Company, MHD Watches, Pinion, Schofield, Studio Underdog and many others.