Redcliff
Model History
The Redcliff takes its name from Redcliff Street, the Bristol street where Edwin Fear founded the company in 1846. It was this very model that first put the Fears name back on a dial, in 2016, after 39 years of silence following the 1976 closure: a quartz watch also intended to help fund, with proceeds from its early sales, the development of the brand's subsequent mechanical collections.
Over the years the line has been completely renewed, abandoning its original quartz movement in favour of a Swiss automatic calibre: the current Redcliff 39.5 is powered by the La Joux-Perret G100 calibre, with a 68-hour power reserve, in a case Fears describes as "slim yet robust," paired with a new three-link bracelet featuring a micro-adjustment system.
Unlike the more formal profile of the Brunswick, the Redcliff offers a sportier character, with radially fluted bezels and blue markers at the five-minute intervals, Super-LumiNova indices with hand-polished bevels, and a dial range spanning from pastel tones — sherbet yellow, peach, lilac — to bolder colours such as cherry red or mallard green.
Technical Specifications
Main Executions
The very first Redcliff, sold as a quartz watch in 2016, was also conceived as a self-funding tool: proceeds from its early sales helped cover the development costs of the Brunswick, the mechanical collection that would soon become the brand's main face.