Edwin Fear acquires No. 4 Bristol Bridge at the end of Redcliff Street and moves the headquarters to this new location.

Following the death of Edwin Fear, the business is handed down to his son Amos Daniel Fear, who at 21, becomes the second managing director.

As the Victorian period closes, Fears celebrates its first 50 years.

Fears is incorporated as a limited company and changes its name from ‘Edwin Fear’ to ‘Fears Limited’. From the early 1930s, the business is known simply as ‘Fears’.

Fears establishes an export department, called ‘Fears (Export) Limited’ at No. 14 Brunswick Square in Bristol. Within a few years, Fears is exporting to 95 countries worldwide.

Following the death of his father, Amos Reginald Fear takes over the business and becomes the third managing director of Fears.

All of Fears’ premises are badly hit during the Bristol Blitz.  Following the Second World War, the business relocates from the city centre to Clifton.

Fears celebrates its centenary with a special collection of wrist watches for men and women. A full-page advert in the Bristol Mercury tells the story of Fears from mid-Victorian to mid-century watchmaker.

After a successful start to the post-war period, the business is wound down following the retirement of Amos Daniel Fear. The final ‘International Catalogue’ is produced in 1975. Soon after, the business closes its doors.

Fears is re-established by the great-great-great-grandson of Edwin Fear, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, who becomes the fourth Managing Director of the company. Fears releases its first wristwatch in the twenty-first century, the Redcliff.

Fears releases its second wristwatch after the relaunch, the Brunswick, named after Brunswick Square in Bristol.

Fears opens its first showroom since the 1940s, in Canterbury, England. Once again, people are able try on the Fears watch collection in a stylish environment.

The first 1,000 days since the company was re-established are marked by the launch of a limited edition watch - the Redcliff ‘Streamline’, inspired in design and price by Fears’ original ‘Streamline’ watch from 1946.

Fears becomes a partner of the UK Government's GREAT Britain campaign, helping promote the best that the UK has to offer the world.

Fears celebrates the 175th anniversary of Edwin Fear founding the company in 1846.

Fears relocated to its historic home city of Bristol, to establish a new Headquarters and Showroom. 

At the start of the year we launched the Alliance 01. Created in partnership with fellow British brand Christopher Ward for the Alliance of British Watch & Clockmakers.