Fears · Microbrand · United Kingdom

Fears Brunswick 38 (ETA 7001, 2017–2021)

Discontinued · 2017 · Dress

Fears Brunswick with Fears Blue dial and small seconds on a blue leather strap
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  • Fears Brunswick Series 1 with white enamel-style dial and blue hands on a red alligator strap
  • Fears Brunswick White Series 2 with white lacquer dial on a blue leather strap
  • Fears Brunswick Brown with Burnt Ochre dial on a brown bund strap, with its two other straps
From $1,944 to $4,166
  • ETA 7001 (Peseux 7001)
  • 38 mm × 11.25 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 50 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Hand-wound
Tier
Upper
Complications
Small seconds
Frequency
21,600 bph
Power reserve
42 h
Hacking
No
Accuracy (factory)
—
Grade
Top
Modifications
Côtes de Genève and rhodium plating, golden Fears 'Pipette' (from watch No. 20 of Series 1); serviced and finished in the UK

Case

Diameter
38 mm
Lug to lug
42 mm
Thickness
11.25 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel (316L)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
50 m
Crown
—
Case back
—
Bezel
Fixed
Finishing
Polished and spun (brushed); cushion case

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Domed
Anti-reflective
Both sides
Lume
—

Bracelet

Bracelet
—

Straps

Strap 1
Leather, Handmade; alligator and then (from late 2018) Bristol calf leather on Series 1; the Burnt Ochre came with a buffalo nubuck bund strap, a goat leather strap and a nylon NATO

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
White Series 1—Msrp1,458.33 GBP$1,9442026-10-24link
White Series 2—Msrp2,375 GBP$3,1662026-10-24link
Fears Blue—Msrp2,791.67 GBP$3,7212026-10-24link
Burnt Ochre—Msrp3,125 GBP$4,1662026-10-24link

Variants

NameReferenceDialStatus
White Series 1—whiteDiscontinued
White Series 2BS23800A-PWwhiteDiscontinued
Fears BlueBS23800A-FBblue—
Burnt OchreBS23800A-BObrownLimited (5)

About this entry

67% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, crown, lume, bracelet offered.

The first-generation steel Brunswick, Fears' first mechanical watch after the 2016 relaunch: a 38mm cushion case with the hand-wound ETA 7001 (Fears' "Top-grade", hours, minutes and small seconds at 6), sold as "Brunswick" with references BS23800A. It is a separate model from today's Brunswick 38 (ETA 7001) (references BS23800B, 100m, 11.84mm) because the case is rated and sized differently. Spec tabs of the Blue and Brown pages: 38 x 38mm, 42mm lug-to-lug, 20mm lugs, 11.25mm to the top of the domed sapphire (AR coated inside and outside), 50m, screw-down bezel and caseback; the crown is not described as screw-down. Caseback differs by batch: Series 1 and the Blue are described with a sapphire display back (the case's "only one flat surface"), the Brown with a solid back engraved with the 175th anniversary emblem and edition number, and the White Series 2 with a solid swept caseback and an open one on request. Series 1 (2017-2018, 67 made): case machined in the UK and hand-polished, cold resin enamel dial made in the UK, the first 14 with a golden movement ring and the first 19 numbered on the movement ring; Fears publishes no dimensions for it. White Series 2 (2019-2021, 30 made): its archive page shows the spec tab of the current Brunswick 38 White (100m, 11.84mm), which is shared with that page, so it is recorded here by its BS23800A reference and production years; its rating and thickness are uncertain. Fears Blue: multi-tone galvanic blue dial; sold out, with no end date given. Burnt Ochre (sold as Brunswick Brown): 2021, five numbered pieces for the 175th anniversary of the company's founding, supplied with three straps. All four pages load but show no stock on 2026-10-25. Prices are the last ex-VAT prices in Fears' store data; Escapement gave an RRP of £2,300 including VAT in January 2018 for the Series 1 against the £1,458.33 ex-VAT (£1,750) the archive page holds.

Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.

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