British watch companies, Fears and Garrick, have collaborated to produce a new watch, launched today. I've known David Brailsford of Garrick and Nicholas Bowman-Scargill for some years and both are united in their passion for making high quality watches and for developing British brands. They have known each other and supported each other's efforts as they grew their brands, so a collaboration was perhaps inevitable.
The resulting Fears - Garrick watch is 42mm in diameter, made at Garrick's workshop in the UK and only available through Fears. It uses the Garrick UT-G04 movement with power reserve indicator. This is hand wound and regulated to within 5 seconds a day. The hands are the usual Fears skeleton design and the watch marries the key elements of both watch brands very well.
I haven't yet seen the watch in the flesh, but my experience of both brand's watches is that photographs never do them justice and I'm sure that the dial, with its paper-like matte finish, will look superb against the indices and beautifully finished case.
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| David Brailsford & Nicholas Bowman-Scargill. The project started over a cuppa in Costa |
The piece isn't a limited edition, but only 10-15 pieces can be made each year. Priced at £19,500 inc.VAT.
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