Redcliff 39.5 Date Raven Black

From Fears

The contemporary Fears watch. Hand built in England. Taking its name from the Bristol street where the company was first founded in 1846, the new Fears Redcliff Collection is designed to be an elegant and sophisticated everyday timepiece. Case : 39.5mm, 316L stainless steel, brushed and polished , 20mm lug width Dial : Raven black, sunburst, white printing with silver accents Bracelet : 3-link, stainless steel bracelet with screw links and fold-over clasp with micro-adjust / black, buffalo leather, handmade (plus black textile strap) Movement : LJP G100, time and date, automatic, 68hr power reserve Water Resistance : 150 metres (15 ATM) CASE The Redcliff 39.5 Date is housed in a contemporary round case with integrated lugs alongside a screw-down case back, bezel and crown. Spanning 39.5mm in diameter yet with a case thickness of only 9.98mm, this slim case combines a bushed middle-section with the polished finish of the bezel's graceful profile. The proportions of the case and its integrated lugs help ensure the watch will perfectly fit the contours of any wrist. CASEBACK The Redcliff 39.5 Date comes with the option of either: Open exhibition caseback - offering an unobstructed view of the finely 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 The Redcliff 39.5 Date Raven Black features a sophisticated black dial that takes inspiration from the black feathers of a raven bird. Expertly made in Germany, the main section of the dial features a sunburst finish to the surface with a finely-milled CNC grooves on the lowered chapter ring. Bold silver and white printing contrasts strongly against the natural darkness of the galvanic-coated dial. At 3 o’clock a date window is cut into the dial revealing a colour-matched date disc featuring numerals in our own bespoke ‘Edwin’ typeset. The window itself features a shallow bevel running around all four sides to aide legibility whilst reading the date and gives the optical illusion of it appearing larger. The baton indexes are crafted from a block of brass before being diamond polished and coated in precious rhodium. The 12 o'clock index also features a subtle reference to another great Bristolian historical reference (the shape and form of the towers that hoist the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge). Each indices has been hand-filled with X1-Grade Super-LumiNova in Switzerland before being carefully hand-applied to the dial. HANDS The Redcliff 39.5 Date Raven Black's distinctive ‘ Fears ’-shaped hands are tri-bevelled and diamond polished before in this example being finished in a coating of rhodium (thus matching the indices). During the day the tri-bevelled edges will catch the light brilliantly, allowing the time to be read easily. Whilst in low-light conditions, the bright X1-Grade lume (a first for the core collection) glows with a strong blue colour colour and stays charged throughout the night - making for the perfect travelling companion. MOVEMENT The Redcliff 39.5 Date is powered by a customised Swiss-made, automatic La Joux-Perret G100 movement. Winding itself when worn on the wrist this movement features a quick-set date, a generous power reserve of 68 hours and a decorated winding rotor. BRACELET & STRAPS The Redcliff 39.5 Date comes with both a bespoke 3-link stainless steel bracelet or a black buffalo leather strap, and with either choice will also be accompanied by and a 3D-woven textile strap. Bracelet Featuring solid screw links, the bracelet combines brushed and polished elements and has a substantial feel while the silky-smooth movement of the links ensure a comfortable fit around the wrist. The bracelet can be adjusted for a perfect fit with both 6mm and 8mm screw links but also adjusted 'on the move' via a push button micro-adjustment featured located within the trigger-release fold-over clasp. This