2023 Fears Christopher Ward Alliance 01 Jump Hour Red Dial

Here we have a 2023 Fears Christopher Ward Alliance 01 Jump Hour Red Dial, this is the first of 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. This special watch was available only to Alliance club members, in very limited numbers—just 50. Engraved under the four lugs are the logos of Fears, Christopher Ward, and the Alliance and on the fourth, we have the number of the watch ranging from 01-50. The elegant, polished 40.5mm 316L stainless steel Brunswick case takes its inspiration from a Fears watch originally made in 1924, manufactured in Germany; it is wonderfully curvaceous, with not a flat surface to be found. The finish and depth of polishing are quite exquisite and showcase the skill and attention to detail of the German manufacturers. To facilitate daily winding, the watch features a traditional “onion” shaped crown, signed with the Fears Pipette. The smooth, polished bezel holds a domed sapphire crystal, ARdur-coated inside and out, above a stunning Burgundy Red matte-lacquered dial. This distinctive dial is made up of an outer sunburst ring, at 12 o’clock we have the hour window in white lacquer with black ink Fears “Edwin” typeface, intersecting a frosted minute chapter ring in silver ink numerals and a polished ring surrounds the deeply engraved concentric guilloche centre with the Fears shaped” minute hand that is Rhodium plated, half mirror diamond polished and half frosted. At noon, we have the Fears motif, and at 6 o’clock, “England” in silver ink, completing this mesmerising dial. The light magically plays with the different surfaces as you rotate your wrist. Inside an automatic Modified Sellita SW200, this JJ01 movement features a module developed in-house by Johannes Jahnke, a former master watchmaker at Christopher Ward. It is decorated with the Christopher Ward Twin Flags logo and is Rhodium-plated. The watch comes paired with its 20mm Fears Belgium handmade Burgundy Red, British calf leather, tanned in the UK, lined in Alcantara, and a signed pin buckle, and it comes with its original Fears bespoke English Ash wooden presentation box, swing tag and Fears paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Fears bespoke wooden presentation box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original 20mm Fears Belgium handmade Burgundy Red, British calf leather, tanned in the UK, lined in Alcantara and a signed pin buckle. The watch is from January 2023 and is sold in worn condition, but overall it is in fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

The future of watchmaking for the UK is bright and full of potential, and this Fears & Christopher Ward Alliance 01 Jump Hour is the perfect example of that! As a lover of vintage jump hours, this release was one that piqued my attention immediately. If circumstances were different, this would be staying on my wrist... So take this opportunity to add this watch to your collection before someone else does, and remember, only 50 were made in total, and now Fears has released the Jump Hour in a few colours in their core lineup. I think it'll only add to the long-term interest in this edition!

Reference : BS240.500
Movement : Automatic Christopher Ward's JJ01 Module
Age : January 2023
Year : 2023
Case Size : 40.5mm
Case Thickness : 13mm
Lug to Lug : 47mm
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 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. Through 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 1931 came the third Managing Director, Amos Reginald Fear ,and the early ‘30s saw another name change for the business - now to be named, simply, ‘Fears’. It was a tough time to take charge of the company as the World was still struggling through difficult economic conditions suffered in the wake of the infamous Wall Street Crash of late 1929. However, with determination and perseverance, Fears was booming and by the end of the 1930s was exporting to an astonishing 95 countries around the world. Then came the Second World War and the 1940-1941 German bombing campaign against the UK, known as ‘The Blitz’. All of the Fears' premises sustained direct hits. The Bristol Bridge headquarters was destroyed on 24th November 1940, and the Brunswick Square Export department was hit three times before it was permanently evacuated in 1942. 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 sadly closing its doors in 1976. It was not until 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 from the Redcliff in 2017, they released their second wristwatch, The Brunswick, named after Brunswick Square in Bristol. 2019 saw the first 1,000 days since the company was re-established, and to celebrate, Nicholas launched a limited edition watch - the Redcliff ‘Streamline’, inspired in design and price by Fears’ original ‘Streamline’ watch from 1946. Now in 2020, Fears becomes a partner of the UK Government's "GREAT Britain Campaign". Part of the London 2012 Olympic legacy, this campaign was created to highlight the best the UK has to offer the world. Today, Fears grows from strength to strength with their exquisite collection of Brunswicks and Archival 1930 watches alongside fine accessories. In 2022, Fears relocated to its historic home city of Bristol, where they have 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.