Fears · Microbrand · United Kingdom
Fears Brunswick 40 (ETA 2824-2)
- ETA 2824-2
- 40 mm × 11.9 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 150 m water resistance
Movement
- Caliber
- ETA 2824-2
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Upper
- Complications
- Hours, Minutes, Seconds
- Frequency
- 28,800 bph
- Power reserve
- 42 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- —
- Grade
- Top
- Modifications
- Date mechanism removed and a two-position 'click' fitted (no phantom date position); Côtes de Genève and decorated rotor; serviced and modified in the UK
Case
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Lug to lug
- 46.5 mm
- Thickness
- 11.9 mm
- Lug width
- 20 mm
- Material
- Steel (316L)
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- Solid, screw-down
- Bezel
- Fixed
- Finishing
- Polished and spun (brushed), hand-grained tops of the case corners; cushion case
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- Domed
- Anti-reflective
- Both sides
- Lume
- —
Bracelet & clasp
- Style
- Other
- Links per row
- 5
- Solid end links
- —
- Solid links
- Yes
- Link attachment
- Screws
- Taper
- —
- Quick release
- Yes
- Half links
- Yes
- Clasp
- Butterfly
- Micro-adjust
- —
- Diver extension
- —
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, quick release, Handmade; Fears Blue Barenia calf lined in Alcantara on the Fears Blue, Patina Brown calf with tan stitching on the Topper Editions
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- —
Prices
Variants
| Name | Reference | Dial | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fears Blue | BS24000A.034.039 (strap), BS24000A.034.125 (bracelet) | blue | Discontinued |
| Black Topper Edition | — | black | Limited (25) |
| White Topper Edition | — | white | Limited (25) |
About this entry
74% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, lume, end links, clasp micro-adjust.
The first version of the steel 40mm Brunswick cushion case, launched on 21 October 2022 with a Top-grade ETA 2824-2 automatic whose date mechanism Fears removes (hours, minutes and central seconds; the spec tab gives a 40-hour power reserve). Fears names it simply "Brunswick 40"; the same case with the La Joux-Perret G101 is the separate model Brunswick 40 (LJP G101). The launch colourways were Fears Blue, Opaline Silver and Flamingo Pink, but only the Fears Blue page still names the ETA 2824-2: the Silver and Pink pages now name the G101 and are recorded under that model. Spec tab (Fears Blue): 40 x 40mm, 46.5mm lug-to-lug, 20mm lugs, 11.90mm to the top of the domed sapphire (AR coated on both sides), 150m, screw-down crown, bezel and solid caseback. Oracle of Time's launch review gives 100m and 11.06mm, and the Topper Edition pages also say 100m and don't call the crown screw-down; Fears' spec tab is recorded. Optional 5-link steel bracelet with solid screwed links, 8mm and 6mm links for sizing, butterfly clasp and quick-release spring bars. The Fears Blue has been discontinued (a few pieces left on 2026-10-25). The Black and White Topper Editions (listed August 2023) were the eleventh Topper Edition, made for Topper Jewelers in California and Fears' North American debut: California dials (Roman numerals in the upper half, Arabic in the lower) with X1 Super-LumiNova on the indices and hands, Patina Brown calf strap, engraved closed caseback with the edition number; each page says "Limited to 25 pieces" without saying whether that is per dial or in total, and both are sold out. Prices are the ex-VAT prices in Fears' store data (UK buyers pay 20% VAT on top); Oracle of Time gave £3,750 including VAT on the bracelet at launch, which matches the £3,125 ex-VAT bracelet price recorded.
Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Fears, Brunswick 40 Blue product page (discontinued; summary specs and spec tab) accessed 2026-10-25
- Fears, Brunswick 40 Black Topper Edition product page (25 pieces, sold out) accessed 2026-10-25
- Fears, Brunswick 40 White Topper Edition product page (25 pieces, sold out) accessed 2026-10-25
- Oracle of Time, Fears Brunswick 40 review (21 October 2022 launch with the ETA 2824-2) accessed 2026-10-25