2023 Fears Brunswick 40 Mallard Green Automatic 'Boutique Edition'

Here is the stylish 2023 Fears Brunswick 40 Mallard Green Automatic 'Boutique Edition' sold exclusively in their Bristol boutique. Each piece has a unique serial number engraved between the lugs at 12 o’clock; this number can be used to identify the watch's history in its master database. The inspiration for this watch case comes from a Fears watch, originally made in 1924. The 40mm brushed and polished 316L stainless steel cushion case sits comfortably on your wrist, thanks to its short, straight lugs. Its curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a case thickness of 12mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, a traditional polished “onion” shaped screw-down crown. A domed sapphire crystal, ARdur coated inside and out, sits above an incredible Mallard Green sector dial composed of a lower guilloché section and an upper sunburst green section. An outer minute rail track surrounds applied numerals in a custom ‘Edwin’ typeface, made of polished brass and coated in Rhodium. Each set of Fears hands is made of polished brass, bevelled and coated in Rhodium and complemented by a Fears pipette counterweighted second hand. At noon, we have the Fears motif completing this striking dress watch. On the reverse, we have a solid screw-down case back. Inside, we have an automatic La Joux-Perret Cal. G101, 24 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, featuring hand-winding and hacking seconds. It comes paired with its original 20mm Fears quick-release five-link bracelet in milled 316L stainless steel; its flush-fitting gives it an integrated aesthetic; the alternating polished and brushed finishing complements the case finishing, secured to the wrist with a push-button release butterfly clasp; all links are included. The Fears Brunswick 40 Mallard Green is presented in a slim wooden box, including its Fears paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Fears wooden presentation box, swing tag and paperwork. It comes paired with its original 20mm Fears quick-release five-link bracelet in milled 316L stainless steel, secured to the wrist with a push-button release butterfly clasp; all links are included. The watch is from July 2023 and is sold in worn condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with 12-Months Warranty.

It is fantastic to see a brand like Fears producing something exclusive for the boutique, giving collectors an additional motive to visit and also acquire something quite special. This is the Fear's Brunswick 40 with a lovely 'Mallard Green' dial, which is the boutique colour. Paired with its Fears bracelet, this watch has a great wrist presence, but would happily look at home on a nice leather strap too. I would not hesitate to add this watch to your collection today!

Reference : BS24000A
Movement : Automatic LJP Cal. G101
Age : July 2023
Year : 2023
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 12mm
Lug to Lug : 46mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12 Months 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 they 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.