Fears dresses the Arnos in black onyx and white lacquer

Fears has added the Opera Black to its rectangular Arnos collection, pairing a polished black onyx outer dial with a white lacquer centre. Long Roman numerals stretch across the surrounding stone, while black-gold-plated pipette hands keep the display to hours and minutes. The result follows the collection’s established shape but replaces the Pewter Blue model’s textured treatment with a sharply contrasting monochrome composition.

The steel case curves along the wrist and measures 22.6mm across, with a 40mm span to the ends of the lugs. Inside is a customised automatic Sellita SW1000-1b with a stated 46-hour power reserve. Fears supplies both black Epsom calf-leather and grosgrain silk straps, each with a blue Alcantara lining. Water resistance is 30 metres. The official UK price is £4,350 including VAT; no euro conversion is supplied here.