Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'China Blue'

From Fears

The evolution of the Jump Hour Please note: the Jump Hour has now entered the Fears Archive (however our Fears Authorised Stockists may still have pieces available and you can find your nearest stockist here ) The Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'China Blue' is the last of the core Jump Hours and joins the ' Barleycorn Plum' in the Fears Jump Hour Collection. Case : 40.5mm, stainless steel, brushed and polished, 20mm lug width Dial : Silverwhite colour, barleycorn pattern, rhodium-plating with blue lacquer Straps : Storm Grey, Alcantara ®, handmade Bracelet: 5-link, stainless steel bracelet with screw links and butterfly clasp Movement : Christopher Ward's JJ01 Module, Sellita SW200 base Water Resistance : 100 metres (10 ATM) Hand built in Britain. Graceful and complex, the curvaceous Brunswick silhouette takes its inspiration from a gentleman’s cushion case watch in the Fears archives, first made in 1924 . CASE The Brunswick’s elegant 40.5mm cushion-shaped case has no flat surfaces, with even the solid case back having a gentle sweep. The case’s graceful curves are machined from 316L stainless steel, to a level usually reserved for precious metals. The depth of the polish showcases the sophistication of the machinery and the skill of the operator. The traditional and bespoke ‘onion’-shaped winding crown, signed with the Fears Cypher, has fine grooves catch the light, adding a touch of radiance to the edge of the case. CASEBACK The Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'China Blue' comes with the option of either: Open exhibition caseback - the first time this has been available on a Jump Hour, offering an unobstructed view of the decorated movement (and custom Fears Blue rotor adorned with the Bristol flower) Closed caseback - offering the perfect canvas for personalisation with a custom engraving (please discover engraving options here ) DIAL Inspired by classic Stoke-on-Trent pottery with its distinctive pale, matte blue and high contrast white. The sophisticated blue centre is combined with a fine 3D barleycorn patterned offering a calm face to this timepiece. Balancing the hour window on the upper side of the dial is a finely brushed and bevelled plate set into the lower side of the dial bearing the Fears name. Outer Dial – a distinct barleycorn pattern radiating from the centre of the dial that has been coated in pure silver (which then dazzles from bright white to silver depending on the light) Inner Dial – a soft blue matte lacquer that calm yet refined contrast As this a ‘jump hour’ watch there are no hour numerals on the dial, instead the hour is displayed via a window at 12 o’clock. The disc displaying these numerals is coated in a bright white lacquer before the hours are printed in glossy black ink in Fears bespoke ‘Edwin’ typeface that's been enhanced for display in a round window. The hour window is surrounded by a hand-applied silver ring, coated in precious Rhodium that has been machined with bevels before being finished by hand with brushed and polished surfaces. These multiple finishes catch the light while mirroring the polished bezel surrounding the crystal. HAND With the hours displayed neatly in a window, only one hand is required for telling the time. The ‘Fears-shaped’ minute hand includes dual-finishing with half the hand polished to a mirror shine while the other half is frosted and the other half a finish that best complements the dial configuration. The combination of this pair of finishing techniques ensure perfect legibility at all angles, even in low light conditions. The Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'Barleycorn Plum' has a rhodium coated hand (to match the applied hour aperture and bevelling elsewhere on the dial). MOVEMENT The Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour is powered by a Swiss made, automatic winding JJ01 movement with a module developed in-house by Christopher Ward (which was originally used in the Fears x Christopher Ward Alliance 01 and is now only exclusively supplied for use by Fears). Powered by a Sellita SW2