Bangalore Watch Company · Mach 1
Mach 1 Admiral
Ref. BWC-MACH1-ADM
“Made with actual steel salvaged from INS Vikrant — India's first aircraft carrier, decommissioned in 1997. The dial carries the weight of the ship that defined Indian naval power.”
Price
₹1.9 Lakh
◎
Case
42mm
316L Steel
↻
Movement
Automatic
Sellita SW200
◇
Crystal
Sapphire
Scratch-resistant
≋
Water resistance
200m
Dive-ready
The Story
“Made with actual steel salvaged from INS Vikrant — India's first aircraft carrier, decommissioned in 1997. The dial carries the weight of the ship that defined Indian naval power.
INS Vikrant was India's first aircraft carrier — commissioned in 1961, decommissioned in 1997, and broken up at Alang. BWC acquired steel from the ship's hull before it was scrapped. 71 pieces of the Mach 1 Admiral — one for each year of Indian independence at the time of production — use that steel in the case back. A watch made from the Navy.
Specifications
Case
Movement
Dial & Strap
71
Pieces worldwide
The Movement
Sellita SW200
Automatic caliber
Swiss-made, 28,800 bph ETA 2824 clone. In-house availability at Swiss quality.
38h
Power reserve
Self
Winding
↻
Mechanical
About the maker
Bangalore Watch Company
Founded 2018 · Bengaluru · Nirupesh Joshi & Mercy Amalraj
The most premium Indian micro-brand. Founded by husband-wife duo Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj, BWC tells the story of modern India — ISRO space missions, the Indian Air Force, the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier, and cricket. Their Apogee series became the first Indian watch to be space-qualified and tested at the Karman Line. The Admiral edition used actual steel from INS Vikrant.
“21st century India. On your wrist.”
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