Young British brand Farer has added to its range of mechanical watches with a set of colourful GMT models

By Chris Hall

Farer, for those of you who don’t know, launched into the world in September 2015 with a jazzy set of quartz watches. They were a good size (39.5mm) and stood out for their bold use of bright colours on the dial and contrasting pairing of a bronze crown with a steel case. 
All very well, we thought. The prices aren’t silly for something that’s clearly had a bit of thought put into it, that not everyone else will be wearing. But that was it, more or less. Another cool quartz watch for people who something with a bit of personality.
 

 
Details of British pillar box red. Farer Kingsley X Jeans leather strap. #farer #britishdesign #swissmade A post shared by FARER (@fareruniversal) on May 13, 2017 at 10:28am PDT

A year later, Farer brought out a very similar set of watches with automatic movements, using ETA 2893-2 “top grade” calibres. Same use of colour – and when you look closer, use of texture and detail on the dial, too. Same feel of build quality (Farer’s heavy lifting is done by Swiss outfit Rowenta Henix, which is behind the actual production of some much bigger brands); and the same bronze crown. At the same time, the founders of the brand were starting to talk a big game – complications, they said, were coming soon. 
The Farer Automatic from 2016
Well: they’re here now....