The Mother 2003 Where To Watch
Domenec Reynolds
The Brunswick 'Aurora' is the first mother of pearl dial to appear on a Fears watch in our 177-year history. Each dial is crafted from two pieces of Pinctada Maxima (mother of pearl from the rarest oyster pearl shells) with each section hand-tinted on its underside to achieve a special and unique shade of blue that highlights the natural iridescence of the material.
Expertly made in Germany, the surface of the dial is on two levels cut to different heights (a subtle difference that creates a huge distinction in how the light plays with the dial). These dials are painstakingly formed by hand using mother of pearl originating from some of the worlds highest quality, rarest and most sought-after pearl oysters.
Due the nature of these dials each is entirely unique and will vary slightly from the images shown. The Managing Director has personally checked all the mother of pearl dials we use to ensure each maintains the same level of beauty and brilliant in their natural iridescence.
The Brunswick 40 is powered by a customised Swiss-made, automatic La Joux-Perret G101 movement (that has had the date function removed). Winding itself when worn on the wrist this movement boasts a generous power reserve of 68 hours and a decorated winding rotor.
This leather, sourced from the Himalayas, has been tanned in the same way traditional way it has been for centuries, using organic materials (and not modern techniques that utilise chemicals). It is not stretched during the tanning process, so is thicker more hard-wearing as a result.
Featuring solid screw links, the bracelet has a substantial feel while the silky-smooth movement of the links ensure a comfortable fit around the wrist. The bracelet can be micro-adjusted with both the 8 mm and 6 mm links provided, ensuring a perfect fit. The bracelet is secured to the wrist using a trigger-release butterfly style clasp with the Bristol flower enamelled discreetly inside the blades.
The entire Fears core collection is now presented in a slim, rectangular, wooden box made of solid ash and stained in our bespoke Fears Blue colour. This luxury box was inspired by traditional slim Fears watch boxes used in the past, in which the watch lay flat. Recognising the companies heritage, we called this box the Amos, after the 2nd and 3rd Managing Directors.
The top of the box is discretely engraved with the Fears logo and features a gentle bevel around its edges, whilst the interior is lined in genuine cream suede. The box is secured by a polished chrome push button, keeping your watch safe and secure.
Fears offers an engraving service whereby a watch can be made personal to its new owner. We work with one of the UK's leading 3D laser engravers who can engrave initials, a date, or a special verse on your watch.
Top-grade La Joux-Perret G101 automatic winding mechanical movement, finished with Ctes de Genve, Rhodium plating and blued screws. Custom decorated rotor featuring the 'Bristol Flower'. 68 hour power reserve.
Bespoke 5-link bracelet in stainless steel, dual finishing with polished and brushed elements. Standard and shorter links fitted to achieve a fine adjustment fit. Butterfly folding clasp. Easy-release spring bars.
Editor's Note December 4, 2023: Endangered North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction. There are approximately 360 individuals remaining, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females. Human impacts continue to threaten the survival of this species.
The entangled North Atlantic right whale known as Snow Cone'' gave birth to her calf at the end of 2021. Since then, she and her newborn have been spotted multiple times off the coasts of Georgia and northeastern Florida by trained experts and beach-goers alike. She and her calf are swimming in the right whale calving grounds, a NOAA Fisheries-designated critical habitat. And while we are tracking 13 mother-calf pairs so far this season, this mighty and resilient whale has attracted a special following.
Snow Cone was first observed entangled in March 2021, dragging thick, heavy fishing rope hundreds of feet long. Based on the severity of her entanglement, we determined that Snow Cone was seriously injured, meaning that she would likely die due to the entanglement.
On December 2, 2021, an aerial survey team observed a newborn calf swimming alongside Snow Cone near Cumberland Island, Georgia. Trained disentanglement responders assessed the situation by boat. They determined that trying to remove or further shorten the rope would be too dangerous with a newborn calf present. Right whale calves swim very close to their moms, making a safe approach by responders highly problematic if not impossible.
Since then, Snow Cone and her calf have been seen again on 12 separate days, sometimes multiple times per day. In several of the sightings, the mother-calf pair have been swimming very close to the shoreline, less than half a nautical mile away.
Still, with all of the information gathered from recent sightings, biologists and veterinarians do not believe Snow Cone is currently in life threatening danger. This means we can plan and respond when the timing is right.
Response operations require considerable preparation and coordination from highly trained specialists. Large whale disentanglement operations can be extremely dangerous. Adult North Atlantic right whales are large and powerful, weighing up to 140,000 pounds, and their movements can be unpredictable. People, including trained responders, have died while attempting to rescue entangled whales.
It is vital that all mariners and boaters along the Atlantic coast be mindful of the potential presence of right whales. Mother-calf pairs are especially vulnerable to collisions with ships and boats as they spend the majority of their time at, or near, the water's surface. (Snow Cone lost her last calf to a vessel strike.)
No matter the size of your vessel, keep a close eye out for right whales when on the water. Stay updated on areas where right whales are likely present, and keep your speed to under 10 knots when in these areas. Right whales can be difficult to spot from a vessel. Stay vigilant and if you see something dark in the water and are in possible right whale habitat, give it plenty of space.
Report the location of the sighting, and if you are able, try to take pictures or video of the whale from a safe distance (at least 500 yards away). The more information responders have, the better prepared they will be. If you can, please continue to stay with the animal from a safe distance until rescuers arrive; a whale with no one standing by is less likely to be found again.
Members of the public should not approach entangled whales. It is against the law to be within 500 yards of a right whale (the length of five football fields). This law includes all vessels, aircraft, and uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones).
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At a time when misinformation is rampant, the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs is producing a series of conversations called "Moments of Truth" that explore why people believe false information and what causes them to change their minds. This is a story about a mother who hesitated to give her child a common childhood vaccine that fights against measles, mumps and rubella.
At a time when misinformation is rampant, the "NewsHour"'s Student Reporting Labs is producing a series of conversations called Moments of Truth that explore why people believe false information and what causes them to change their minds.
I also was surrounded by other moms who were very convinced that vaccines were dangerous. There had been an article that came out in The Lancet. It was an article by I think his name is Andrew Wakefield about the potential that the MMR vaccine could cause autism in babies.
Dr. Trahern W. Jones, University of Utah: So, in the 1990s, Andrew Wakefield was a physician who enrolled about 12 children into a study where he made a link between the MMR vaccine and childhood autism.
Since then, that study has been debunked by numerous sources, and the article itself was retracted. And Wakefield himself has faced censure as a physician, both in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
Your grandparents were really concerned about the fact that you weren't vaccinated. They grew up in a time where their friends had polio, and the miraculous polio vaccine really changed everything for my parents' generation.
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