Fears Christopher Ward: Alliance 01

The Fears Christopher Ward: Alliance 01 is a special jump hour watch built in collaboration with fellow British brand Christopher Ward.

Supporting British watchmaking

Created for the Alliance of British Watch & Clock Makers, the trade association for the UK watch industry, 100% of the profits from the sale of this watch will go to help fund the Alliance’s mission of promoting horological education at home and British watchmaking abroad.
The Alliance 01 is housed in an entirely new 40.5 mm Brunswick case made specially for this watch. With the same beautiful, expert finishing as the rest of the Fears collection, the Alliance 01 sits comfortably on the wrist, slipping under a shirt cuff with ease. Powered by Christopher Ward’s in-house JJ01 jumping hour module, the hour is displayed in a window at 12 o’clock in a bespoke version of our “Edwin’ typeface, with minutes indicated by a conventional hand.

Only 50 Alliance 01 watches will be made. Retailing at £3,950 inc. VAT (£3,291.67 ex. VAT), they will go on sale at 3 pm GMT on Friday 27th January.

How to buy an Alliance 01

The Alliance 01 is available exclusively to Club members of the Alliance of British Watch & Clockmakers. Here’s how to buy one:

Step 1 

Become a Club member of the Alliance of British Watch & Clockmakers here. For only £55 a year, you not only help support the British watch industry but also receive subscriptions to Oracle Time and GMT magazine along with invitations to exclusive events.

Please note: All Club members as of midnight on Thursday 26th January will be eligible to purchase. 

Step 2

On the morning of Friday 27th January you’ll receive a code to access the product page on the Fears website.

Step 3

At 3pm GMT on Friday 27th January the watch will go live on the website and will be available to purchase on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note: Details of all customers will be checked against the Club database.


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Specification

Case

316L Stainless Steel. Polished & Spun (brushed) finished. Screw down bezel & case back. Polished 'onion' shape crown. Underside of lugs engraved with three logos and limited edition number: 01 - 50.

40.5 mm x 40.5 mm, 47 mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm lug width, depth 12.8 mm to top of domed sapphire glass.

Made in Germany
Movement

Sellita SW200 25 Jewel, Module JJ01 'jump hour', automatic winding mechanical, finished with Christopher Ward 'twin-flags' and decorated rotor weight. 38 hour power reserve.

Made in Switzerland
Dial

Dial size: 33 mm / 1.3 inch

Burgundy Red. Sunburst outer finish with concentric guilloché centre. Polished, bevelled, Rhodium-plated chapter ring. Silver printing.

White rotating, hour disc, with 'Edwin' Arabic numerals in black printing.

Made in Switzerland
Hands

‘Fears’ minute hand – Bevelled, diamond polished and frosted. Rhodium plated.

Made in Germany
Glass

Sapphire Crystal front with ARdur® anti-reflective coating inside & outside.

Made in Hong Kong

Coated in Switzerland
Functions

 Hours (jump hour) and Minutes.
Water Resistance
100 m (10 ATM)
Strap

Burgundy Red, British calf leather, lined in Alcantara®, handmade.

Leather tanned in the UK

Strap made in Belgium



Try it on

The Alliance 01 is available to try on in our Bristol showroom, please make your appointment though the link below: