{"id":108494,"date":"2025-10-08T09:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/108494\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:48:13","slug":"the-meteorite-dial-of-the-bangalore-watch-company-apogee-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/108494\/","title":{"rendered":"The Meteorite Dial Of The Bangalore Watch Company Apogee Visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founded in 2018 by Nirupesh Joshi<\/a> and his wife Mercy Amalraj, Bangalore Watch Company<\/a> is a rare representative of Indian watchmaking, producing affordable mechanical watches with a strong Indian connection. Fascinated by all things related to aviation and space, Joshi designs models inspired by India\u2019s Air Force and space programme. The Apogee<\/a>, launched in 2021, is India\u2019s first space-qualified watch, with a helmet-shaped case that captures the design groove of the late 1960s and 1970s, when India\u2019s space programme was taking off. The latest Apogee to re-enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere features a sliver of outer space booty in the form of a meteorite dial: welcome the Apogee Visitor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Joshi\u2019s inspiration for the Visitor dates to a moment that changed our understanding of space when astronomers spotted an interstellar object hurtling through our solar system at great speed with a hyperbolic trajectory. The first confirmed object from another star system, the Visitor, officially known as the Oumuamua, was detected by the Pan-STARRS telescope on October 19, 2017.<\/p>\n

To recreate an authentic out-of-space experience, the Visitor has a meteorite dial, crafted with a sliver of the famous iron Muonionalusta meteorite<\/a>. Considered one of the oldest known rocks from outer space, the 4.5 billion-year-old Muonionalusta has striking Widmanst\u00e4tten patterns. While it is not the first Apogee watch to flaunt a meteorite dial, the difference here is that the meteorite is treated with a matte black PVD coating. Framed by two peripheral tracks, with 24-hour and 12-hour scales, the white minutes\/seconds track has red markings at 5-minute intervals. The applied rectangular indices and square-tipped hands are treated with C3 Super-LumiNova, and the round date window at 6 o\u2019clock has a black disc to match the dial.<\/p>\n

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The helmet-shaped Apogee case, with a 40mm diameter, a lug-to-lug span of 44mm and a thickness of 12mm, is crafted from the brand\u2019s proprietary Cerasteel, based on a steel case construction with a ceramic-coated surface. Machined from a single block, the Unibody case has a sleek matte grey finish and is water-resistant to 100 metres. A signature feature of the Apogee, the two steel crowns with their pronounced knurling perform different tasks. The crown at 2 o\u2019clock is used to activate the internal unidirectional rotating bezel to display a second time zone, and the lower one to set the time and wind the movement.<\/p>\n

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Hidden beneath the caseback with an embossed image of India\u2019s first satellite is a Sellita SW200-1 automatic, a proven Swiss workhorse with a 38-hour power reserve. The watch is paired with a black leather strap with white stitching and a steel pin buckle. It can be exchanged thanks to the quick-release pins. The Apogee Visitor can now be ordered on the brand\u2019s website<\/a> and retails for INR 216,000<\/strong> (approx. USD 2,500<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit BangaloreWatchCo.in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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