The English watch brand Farer has introduced two new 35mm models in its Cushion Case collection, featuring vibrant pink and teal dials inspired by historical figures. These watches are smaller than the 38.5mm versions released in 2022 and incorporate distinctive dial textures and a hand-wound Swiss movement. Priced at £1,045 each, they aim to appeal to adventurous wearers with their compact yet presence-filled design.
Farer, known for its distinctive style, has expanded its Cushion Case collection with two 35mm watches, a reduction from the 38.5mm models introduced in 2022. The brand reinterpreted the cushion shape for this size, emphasizing more dramatic angles and a steeper bezel slope, resulting in a 10mm-thick case with 38mm lug-to-lug measurement that provides strong wrist presence despite its compactness. Scalloping between the lugs ensures the strap integrates seamlessly with the polished case, which reflects light elegantly while maintaining robustness. The Furneaux model sports a raspberry-pink dial with a subtle gradient and polished silver indexes that slope inward, including applied numerals at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 positions. Its seconds hand features a pink Farer 'A' logo. The name honors Captain Tobias Furneaux, born in 1735, who served as a Royal Navy officer and navigator alongside Captain James Cook on a global circumnavigation, exploring Tasmania and charting the island for the first time. He also brought Omai of Ulaietea, the first South Sea Islander to Britain, and a scorpionfish species bears his name. The Belzoni variant displays a teal dial with radial bark-like texture, matching teal accents on the seconds hand and five-minute numerals along the white minute track. It is named after Sarah Belzoni, born Sarah Banne in Bristol in 1783, who married Giovanni Belzoni and journeyed to Egypt in 1815. There, amid rising Egyptology interest, she contributed to excavations and authored early writings on Egyptian women's lives, offering insights into 19th-century social structures. Both dials follow Farer's process from last year's Three Hand Series I: pressing for unique texture, spinning to apply layered paint via centrifugal force for a gradient effect, and finishing with glossy clear lacquer. Polished alpha-shaped hour and minute hands and a slim seconds hand add shine. Inside beats the hand-wound Sellita SW210-1 movement, an 18-jewel Swiss caliber with 45-hour power reserve and 4Hz beat rate. Visible through a sapphire exhibition case back, it includes Elaboré-grade finishing with customized engravings, perlage decoration, and blued screws. Each watch costs £1,045, US$1,165, or €1,195. Reader reactions vary: some praise the smaller size for cushion designs and vibrant dials, while others note the 35mm may feel tiny on larger wrists, preferring the larger models or wishing for lower prices.