Fears Watch Company Arnos Pewter Blue
With the new Arnos Pewter Blue model, Fears Watch Company is introducing a new flagship collection named Arnos. This new range will sit alongside the existing Redcliff and Brunswick collections.
The new Fears Arnos Pewter Blue features a slim, elegant rectangular case, inspired by the tall, slim rectangular watches found in the Fears archive from the 1920s and 1930s.
The new Arnos, which isn’t limited edition, houses a modern automatic movement and will be complemented by two straps commissioned especially from Delugs. The Arnos Pewter Blue will be first shown to the public at the Time to Watches 2025 fair in Geneva 1st – 6th April at the Villa Sarasin.
The Arnos continues the Fears tradition of naming their core watch families after historic locations in Bristol where the company had their premises. Named after Arnos Vale, the area of Bristol where the company’s headquarters are located today, the area is also home to the cemetery where both Edwin Fear (founder) and his son Amos Daniel Fear (2nd Managing Director) are buried.
As the third core family of watches to join the Fears collection, Arnos, will focus on modern Fears watches that have an angular case shape with this first piece reviving the traditional Fears rectangular silhouette.
Taking inspiration from the rectangular watches in the Fears Archive dating from the 1920s and 30s, the new Arnos Pewter Blue is housed in a slim, elegant case. Both the crystal and case back feature an elegant curve, which allows the watch to sit perfectly comfortably on any size wrist.
Inside the beautifully hand-finished, Swiss-made case, is a top-grade Sellita SW1000 automatic movement with a Fears Blue decorated rotor featuring the flower of Bristol motif. This modern movement features a 46 hour power reserve and has been customised for Fears to display just the Hours and Minutes.
The design of the new Arnos Pewter Blue builds upon Fears’ sophisticated design language taking it to a new level with a distinctive combination of a blue circle within a grey rectangle. The negative space of the rectangular ‘outer dial’ features a hobnail pattern cut by CNC machine at a precise angle and then coated in precious Rhodium. The sunken ‘inner dial’ is made from a separate section, which has been machine turned with a concentric pattern, cut into its surface before being coated in galvanic blue.
The dial is then finished with contemporary styled roman numerals (the first time they’ve featured on a core model in the modern Fears era) printed in white. The time is read from a pair of ‘Fears pipette’ shaped hands which feature a diamond cut bevel down each side and tip before being Rhodium plating. These three mirror-polished surfaces allow the light to catch at any angle, thus aiding legibility.
Each Arnos Pewter Blue is presented with two straps that have been specially made for this model by Delugs (the first time Fears has partnered with).
The first strap, hand-sewn in premium Taupe dyed Barenia leather, features a fold-over edge for a slim and elegant look. This strap is paired with a Fears bespoke pin buckle and perfectly complements the silver and blue tones of the Arnos watch head in a fashionable way.
The second strap on the Arnos introduces a first for Fears, a rubber strap. This smooth, dark blue FKM rubber strap lends a sportier feel to the Arnos with a matching curved butterfly clasp which includes micro-adjust and a subtly engraved Fears cypher.
Fears will be exhibiting at Time to Watches 2025 in Geneva from 1st to 6th April in the Villa Sarasin, 1 minute walk from Palexpo where Watches & Wonders 2025 is taking place.
The Fears Arnos Pewter Blue will be available to pre-order from today online, at the Fears Boutique in Bristol and via the Fears Authorised Stockist global network, retailing for £4,350 inc. VAT (£3,625 ex. VAT). The first batch of Arnos Pewter Blue watches will be shipping from July 2025.
Model: Fears Arnos Pewter Blue
Case
316L stainless steel case, rectangular-shaped, Made in Switzerland
33.5mm x 22.6mm
40mm lug-to-lug
8.40mm thickness
20mm lug width
Curved front and back
Glass: Sapphire Crystal (curved) with ARdur® Swiss anti-reflective coating on inside and outside. Crystal made in Switzerland. Anti-reflective coating applied in Switzerland
Water resistance: 3ATM (30m)
Movement
Sellita SW1000-1b, automatic winding
18 jewels
28,800vph (4Hz)
46 hr power reserve
Top-Grade
Customised auto rotor featuring the flower of Bristol motif
Made in Switzerland
Functions
Time, Hours and Minutes
Dial
Pewter Blue in two sections:
‘Outer dial’ with hobnail pattern cut by CNC, Rhodium plated.
‘Inner dial’ with circular cut pattern, galvanic blue coated.White printing.
Dial made in Germany
Hands
‘Fears’ hands – solid, bevelled, diamond polished, coated in Rhodium
Made in Germany
Straps
1) Taupe in premium Barenia leather, lined in Fears Blue calf leather. Fold over edge. Tonal hand stitching. Fitted with 316L stainless steel polished and brushed Fears Cypher bespoke pin buckle. Easy-release spring bars fitted. Hand Made in Vietnam, Buckle made in Hong Kong
2) Fears Bluein smooth FKM rubber with 20mm to 16mm taper in width and taper in thickness. Cut to size. Fitted with curved 316L stainless steel leaf-spring deployant clasp with micro-adjust and engraved with Fears Cypher. Easy-release spring bars fitted. Strap Made in China. Clasp engraved in England
Serial Number
Individually numbered, sequentially
Warranty
2 Year guarantee from date of purchase
Retail price
£4,350 inc. VAT (£3,625 ex. VAT)
