Fears · Microbrand · United Kingdom

Fears Brunswick 38 Midas

Discontinued · Dress

Fears Brunswick Midas with gold-plated case and brushed silver dial on a brown leather strap
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  • Fears Brunswick Midas with gold-plated case and white lacquer dial on a dark leather strap
From $4,388 to $4,721
  • ETA 7001 (Peseux 7001)
  • 38 mm × 11.8 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
Stippled finish with 'Dual-Gold' plating; serviced and finished in the UK

Case

Diameter
38 mm
Lug to lug
42 mm
Thickness
11.8 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Bronze (Marine-grade phosphor bronze)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
50 m
Crown
—
Case back
Solid
Bezel
Fixed
Finishing
Hand-polished, then gold plated; cushion case
Colour coating
'Dual-Gold' plating: a layer of 18ct rose gold, then 9ct yellow gold

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Domed
Anti-reflective
Both sides
Lume
—

Bracelet

Bracelet
—

Straps

Strap 1
Leather, Handmade Bristol Leather calf strap, vegetable-tanned in Bristol, with a 'Dual-Gold' plated buckle (Chocolate Brown on the Brilliant Silver, Bristol Black on the Polar White)

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
Brilliant Silver—Msrp3,541.67 GBPex VAT$4,7212026-10-24link
Polar White—Msrp3,291.67 GBPex VAT$4,3882026-10-24link

Variants

NameReferenceDial
Brilliant SilverBS23801-BSsilver
Polar WhiteBS23801-PWwhite

About this entry

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

The original Brunswick Midas: the 38mm Brunswick cushion case machined from marine-grade phosphor bronze, hand-polished and plated in Fears' "Dual-Gold" (18ct rose gold, then 9ct yellow gold), with a solid steel caseback with a spun finish and the hand-wound ETA 7001 (Fears' "Top-grade", stippled and Dual-Gold plated; hours, minutes and small seconds at 6). A separate model from the steel Brunswicks because of the case material; Fears made at most ten a year across the two dials. Spec tab: 38 x 38mm, 42mm lug-to-lug, 20mm lugs, 11.8mm to the top of the domed sapphire (AR coated inside and outside), 50m. The spec tab's glass line says "sapphire crystal front and back", but the case line, the description and Worn & Wound all give a solid caseback, which is recorded. Worn & Wound covered the Brilliant Silver (hand-brushed rhodium dial) in September 2020 at £4,250 including VAT, which matches the £3,541.67 ex-VAT price in Fears' store data; the Polar White has a white lacquer dial. Both pages are archived listings with no stock on 2026-10-25, and Fears has since made the Midas II with a 22ct gold-plated case, so the model is recorded as discontinued. Prices are the ex-VAT prices in Fears' store data.

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

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