Fears Redcliff 39.5
This piece details a weekend spent at a motor racing event, using the Fears Redcliff 39.5 as a sports watch companion. The author highlights the watch's legibility, comfort on a bracelet, and unobtrusive nature during photography, while also touching on its movement and design elements.
- 39.5mm stainless steel case
- 150 meters water resistance
- 68 hours power reserve
The watch features simple hands and indices for legibility, with a color-matched date at 3 o'clock and the Fears wordmark at 12 o'clock, leaving negative space on the dial.
The dial has a sunray effect that creates a constantly changing display of color, though the color-matched date wheel does not always perfectly match the dial.
The La Joux-Perret G100 movement, derived from the Miyota 9015, has a unidirectional rotor which the author found difficult to provoke into spinning.
The watch features a custom blue Fears rotor visible through an exhibition case back.
The Redcliff is positioned as a GADA (Go Anywhere, Do Anything) watch, fitting between the Christopher Ward C63 Sealander and the Omega Aqua Terra.
The author notes that the Cherry Red dial is no longer in production.
