Ahmedabad Watch Company · Karnavati
Karnavati Founders Edition
Ref. AWC-KARNAVATI-FE
“A field of jali vinework — the floral lattice shared by Gujarati woodcarving and Mughal inlay — deep-engraved and coated in genuine silver, then sealed under lacquer. Never printed, never painted; a garden pressed into metal, swept by blued dauphine hands.”
Reservation price
₹5,999 · incl. taxes, delivered · limited to 99
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Case
40mm
Steel
◈
Movement
Quartz
Miyota 2039
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Crystal
Mineral
Standard hardness
≋
Water resistance
30m
Splash only
The Story
“A field of jali vinework — the floral lattice shared by Gujarati woodcarving and Mughal inlay — deep-engraved and coated in genuine silver, then sealed under lacquer. Never printed, never painted; a garden pressed into metal, swept by blued dauphine hands.
Karnavati is the debut from Ahmedabad Watch Company — named for the ancient title of Ahmedabad itself, the city King Karnadev founded before Ahmed Shah renamed it. Its party trick is the dial: a genuine silver coating over deep hand-engraved jali floralwork, lacquer-sealed, paired with blued dauphine hands and a domed mineral crystal. The heritage runs to the caseback, engraved with Gujarat's own iconography — the Uttarayan kite, garba dancers, the Gir lion, the Teen Darwaza and the city's coordinates — each of the 99 pieces individually numbered. Running a Japanese Miyota 2039 quartz at ₹5,999 delivered, it is priced like an everyday watch but finished like a keepsake. A remarkably assured first outing for a brand-new house.
Specifications
Case
Movement
Dial & Strap
99
Pieces worldwide
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About the maker
Ahmedabad Watch Company
Founded 2026 · Ahmedabad · Undisclosed
Ahmedabad Watch Company is a Gujarat newcomer launching from the city once known as Karnavati. The house is structured around two ideas: a Heritage Series of strictly limited pieces rooted in India's dynastic history and classical arts, and a Project Series of bolder explorations of Indian landscapes, festivals, and living craft traditions. Its debut, the Karnavati Founders Edition — limited to 99 numbered pieces — leads with a genuine silver-coated, deep-engraved dial and a caseback etched with Gujarat's own iconography, from the Uttarayan kite to the Gir lion. Designed in Ahmedabad and priced at ₹5,999, it is a timepiece meant to be worn, admired, and passed down.
“India's living heritage, made to be passed down”
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Reservations closed
Karnavati Founders Edition by Ahmedabad Watch Company
Ahmedabad Watch Company has closed the reservation list for this edition, so it cannot be ordered today. It stays in the index as a record of what was made.
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₹5,999 · incl. taxes, delivered · limited to 99
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