Model History
The Brunswick is Fears' flagship mechanical collection and takes its name from Brunswick Square, a Georgian-era square in the heart of Bristol not far from the brand's historic Redcliff Street premises. Its most recognizable feature is the cushion-shaped case, a profile common in 1920s and 1930s watchmaking that Fears chose as the stylistic signature of its rebirth from 2016 onward.
In its most iconic execution, the Brunswick 38 is powered by the Peseux/ETA 7001 calibre, an ultra-thin manually wound mechanical movement (just 2.5 mm thick) in production since 1971, here finished in Britain with blued screws and hand-applied Côtes de Genève decoration. The dial is available in several variants, from glossy white to brushed salmon, through to champagne with 18-carat yellow-gold micro-guilloché and orchid-coloured mother-of-pearl.
Alongside the manual version, the catalogue includes larger automatic executions — the Brunswick 40, with the ETA 2824-2 calibre — and special series in precious metals, such as the Brunswick Midas in 18-carat rose gold or plated phosphor bronze, and the Brunswick PT, with a solid platinum case produced in just four pieces a year: variants that show the breadth of positioning within the same line, from entry-level to high-end.
Technical Specifications
Main Executions
Fears makes its own hands in-house, a choice shared by only a handful of other independent British watch brands. The Brunswick PT, in its most exclusive form, requires about four months of hand-finishing work for a production run limited to just four watches a year.