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Fears Watch Company is a luxury watch manufacturer, originally founded and run in Central Bristol from 1846, but now managed from Paintworks following the re-founding in 2016.

Edwin Fear
Edwin Fear established a small watch-making workshop and showroom in Redcliff Street in 1846. By 1877 the successful business had expanded to larger premises near Bristol Bridge to a building that became known colloquially as "Fears Corner".

Edwin Fear married Martha Green in 1856 and in the same year they had their son, Amos Daniel Fear.

Edwin died aged 49, leaving the company to be managed by trustees on behalf of his family.

Amos Daniel Fear
Amos Daniel Fear, became Managing Director of the company in 1877, aged 21. In 1844 Amos married Jessie Portious and they had Amos Reginald Portious Fear, who started working for the company in 1904. In 1908 Amos Reginald Portius Fear became a Director and Secretary of Fears.

A second branch of the business was opened in 1920 dedicated specifically to export, with media highlighting trade to 'over 95 "Foreign and Colonial" countries', incorporating a warehouse on Brunswick Square in Bristol.

Amos Reginald Portius Fear
In 1927 Amos Daniel Fear celebrated 50 years of working for Fears, but by 1931 he had died and Amos Reginald Portius Fear took charge age 47.

'Fears Corner' and the warehouse were almost completely destroyed by bombing during the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War. After the war, the business was relocated to a house on Richmond Terrace, Clifton.

In 1945 Alec Fear joined the company as a director and in 1946 the firm celebrated their centenary.

The company declined during the 1950s with the final watches exported from Bristol before shortly before 1960 as the company closed.

Nicholas Bowman-Scargill
In October 2014, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the the great-great-great-grandson of Edwin Fear incorporated the Fears Watches Company Limited and in 2016, the company's 170th year, Fears Watch Company will be re-launched by Nicholas Bowman-Scargillat the Salon QP Watch Fair in London.

The regenerated business states it draws inspiration from the classic watch designs, branding and the commercial history of Bristol in their new creations.

The first new watch created with the 'Fears' logo on the dial was called the 'Redcliff', each model number begins with 'BS1' to link the business to the postcode of the original workshop in Bristol.

The 'Brunswick' model watches include collaborations with

Press

 * The New York Times had a feature on Fears Watches in November 2016 which emphasised the combination of old and new embedded in the company's ethos.
 * BBC News Business Live ran an interview with Mr Bowman-Scargill on 4 January 2017 talking about the unique history of the Fears brand.
 * CNN listed the Redcliffe Date among the most coveted watches of 2016.
 * The Holborn Magazine featured an article and advert for Fears watches in its 7th issue discussing the success of the re-founded business so far.
 * Riddle Magazine included an article entitle 'Horological Resurrection' discussing the heritage of the Fears brand and the new model of watch, in issue #35.