Presenting our eleventh collaborative Topper Edition

Bristol-based indie darling Fears Watches makes its long-awaited debut in North America in the form of this collaborative new reference. As the eleventh “Topper Edition” co-designed and offered exclusively here at Topper Jewelers, this new Fears Brunswick “California” follows the blueprint of the brand’s best-selling Brunswick, but in a newly engineered 40mm case featuring a series of sporty new twists in the form of a hybrid "California" dial with generous luminosity, 100 meters of water resistance, and a Swiss-made automatic movement, tailored for a lifetime of adventure.

Limited to 25 pieces, this special collaboration is based around the Fears Brunswick — the Bristol-based maker’s second watch design from 2017 named after the nearby Brunswick Square. This classic mid-century Fears design has been embellished with elements unique to Topper design signatures from past editions, while maintaining key callouts to Fears’ history. This includes subtle elements like the “Stains-less” and “Tropicalised” engravings on the caseback, in addition to the jewel count at 6:00, punctuating the sharply contrasted lacquer dial and acknowledging the top grade Swiss-made ETA 2824 that beats within.

Specifications

Case

• Material: 316L stainless steel case
• Size: 40mm (46.5mm lug-to-lug, 11mm thick)
• Crystal: Domed sapphire with dual-sided anti-reflective coating
• Case Back: Stainless steel, screwed with limited edition engravings
• Crown: Push/pull, traditional onion shape
• Water Resistance: 10 bar (100 meters)
• Lug Width: 20mm
• Case manufacture: Germany

Movement

• Calibre: Top-Grade ETA 2824-2 “no date” (automatic with hacking & manual wind) with calendar functionality removed. 25 jewels
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds.
• Power-Reserve: 42 hrs
• Frequency: 28,800 A/h, 4 Hz
• Movement manufacture: Switzerland with winding rotor specially decorated with “Bristol flower” motif in Germany

Dial

• Dial material: High-polish liquid white lacquer or textured black lacquer with applied diamond-cut hour markers in “California” style configuration (Roman numerals at top half, traditional Arabic numerals along the bottom half). Markers filled with Swiss X1 Superluminova (blue emission)
• Hands: Fears’ style lance-shaped handset, CNC-machined, diamond cut, and hand-filled with Swiss X1 Superluminova
• Dial manufacture: Germany

Strap/Bracelet

• 20mm Bristol-made calf leather, Alacantara lined. Finished with pin buckle