Bristol's oldest watchmaking company has moved back to the city after a near 50-year hiatus.
Fears Watch Company was founded in 1849 by 22-year-old Edwin Fear on Redcliffe Street and operated for 130 years before closing its doors in 1976. Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the great-great-great grandson of Mr Fear, re-incorporated the business in 2016 for just £12 - and moved the company’s headquarters back to Bristol earlier this year.
The watchmaking firm is now moving into new HQ at Bristol Paintworks and is planning to open a watch showroom and manufacturing facility - with cases, dials and straps assembled in its original headquarters - by the end of 2022.
