Farer

Most Farer watches use a 20 mm lug width: 302 of the 327 Farer references with a listed width in our database (92%).

Lug widths at Farer

Farer collections

The story · Since 2015

The Farer story

2015 Founded in United Kingdom by Paul Sweetenham, Ben Lewin, Jono Holt and Stuart Finlayson.
2015 Farer's first release was a line of nine quartz watches.
2016 An automatic line was added in September 2016, named after Royal Navy ships used by explorers.
2017 GMT watches and the Aqua Compressor divers joined the range.
2020 The Monopusher GMT collection debuted.
2021 Farer launched its Field collection, three watches each named after a UK National Park; a second series with the same names followed in 2024 on a 20 mm quick-release bracelet.
2022 With the second series of its Titanium Aqua Compressor, Farer ran a charity partnership with the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust; it had already raised £22,500 toward a £50,000 target.
2022 Three cushion-cased models, the Durham, Mansfield and Lethbridge, were named after British female explorers.
2023 On 28 June 2023 Farer released its first collaboration, a slate-gray watch made with Worn & Wound and limited to 70 pieces, with 20 mm lugs and a La Joux-Perret G101 movement.
2025 In August 2025 Farer introduced the Integra, its first integrated-bracelet sports watch: a 38.5 mm steel cushion case whose bracelet tapers from 24 mm to 16 mm, with a rubber strap included.

Firsts and innovations

2015. Co-founder Paul Sweetenham said he had found no commercially available watch with a crown in a colour contrasting with the case before Farer's bronze crown.

More Farer references, by line

Lines without a guide page yet: every reference we list for them, with its strap size.

Barnwell

Barnwell (Brown Suede Leather Strap)20 mm
Barnwell (Grey Suede Leather Strap)20 mm

Endeavour

Endeavour (Black Rubber Strap)20 mm

Endeavour Ocean Blue

Endeavour Ocean Blue (Blue Rubber Strap)20 mm

Hecla Hunter Green

Hecla Hunter Green (Green Rubber Strap)20 mm

Perlarum

Perlarum (Integrated Black Rubber Strap (Both Straps Included))24 mm
Perlarum (Integrated Steel Bracelet (Both Straps Included))24 mm

Tenebris

Tenebris (Integrated Blue Rubber Strap (Both Straps Included))24 mm
Tenebris (Integrated Steel Bracelet (Both Straps Included))24 mm

Viridis

Viridis (Integrated Green Rubber Strap (Both Straps Included))24 mm
Viridis (Integrated Steel Bracelet (Both Straps Included))24 mm

World Timer

MARKHAM II World Timer20 mm
Roché II World Timer Baily Moonphase20 mm

FAQ

What lug width do Farer watches use?

20 mm is the most common (92% of Farer references with a listed width), followed by 18 mm and 24 mm.

Do all Farer watches take the same strap size?

No. Farer uses 3 different lug widths across its collections, so check your exact model or reference.

When was Farer founded?

Farer was founded in 2015 in United Kingdom by Paul Sweetenham, Ben Lewin, Jono Holt and Stuart Finlayson.

Help

What is lug width?

The gap between the two lugs that hold the strap, in millimetres. A new strap must match it exactly: 20 mm lugs take a 20 mm strap.

Measure it in 30 seconds

Take the strap off, or look at the back of it: many straps print their width.
Measure the inside gap between the lugs with a caliper or a millimetre ruler.
Round to the nearest whole millimetre. Most watches use 18, 20 or 22 mm.

Strap, quick release or system?

Most watches use spring bars, so any strap of the right width fits. Many smartwatches use their own band system instead, such as Apple Watch bands or Garmin QuickFit.