From Our Special Correspondent
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Bengaluru, Aug 17: In a unique way to celebrate the Indian space programme, the Bangalore Watch Company has come out with a new collection of limited automatic wrist watches named Apogee as a tribute to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its five decade long space exploration. The limited edition automatic specific line wrist watches are mad of material from the outer space.
“The Indian space program is a constant source of inspiration for a billion people. What started with humble beginnings in Thumba village near Trivandrum in the 1960s, is now a world-leader in indigenous satellite launch vehicles and the exploration of our solar system. At Bangalore Watch Company, we are committed to making world-class watches that tell inspiring stories from 21st century India, and this is a story we’re proud to tell,’’ said Nirupesh Joshi, Founder and Creative Director of the brand.
“The watches from the Apogee collection are machined out of a single block of Titanium, uses a Swiss Automatic movement, and has a 3D engraving of the Aryabhatta satellite on the caseback. They use a fumé technique for gradient dial colours. These watches make for excellent conversation starters that our owners will love to sport,” Mercy Amalraj, Founder and Head of Customer Experience, explained.
As part of the launch, the brand also announces a Limited Edition watch with dials made of a Meteorite rock recovered from Sweden. These dials from the Muonionalusta meteorite have unique patterns formed due to millions of years of slow-cooling in space. This pattern is impossible to reproduce on earth. Each watch is unique, and no two watches are alike.
“Meteorites are outer space rocks, they mostly burn up when entering Earth’s atmosphere, but some of them make it through. We found one such rock, and worked with our manufacturing partners in Switzerland to create watch dials from it. Because of the rarity of the material and the challenges in manufacturing, we can only make small batches at a time” says Nirupesh Joshi.
The collection consists of four watches - Horizon, Supernova, Deepspace, and Extraterrestrial - with a Meteorite dial. All four watches are powered by Swiss Automatic movements, house Sapphire crystals with cases formed with Grade 2 Titanium. The collections are designed and built in Bangalore.
With prices starting at Rs 68,000 the watches are available for purchase directly from the Bangalore Watch Company website www.bangalorewatchco.in for shipping worldwide. Bangalore Watch Company produces world-class, affordable luxury wristwatches from India.