October 14, 2025
The Cornea Impression
The Cornea Impression recently featured Bangalore Watch Company™ in a story by Kunal Khemka, spotlighting the newest addition to the Apogee® Visitor.
Khemka begins by tracing the inspiration behind this Indian watch: not just from space, but from interstellar space itself. In 2017, astronomers in Hawaii discovered ʻOumuamua,’ the first confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Meaning “visitor” in Hawaiian, it became the creative spark for this latest Apogee timepiece.
The feature explores how Visitor carries forward the Apogee legacy as a space-qualified watch, now reimagined with a rare Black Muonionalusta meteorite dial - a material older than Earth. It details the watch’s design elements, including its dual-time function, distinctive case shape, and the Swiss Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement that powers it.
Khemka also reflects on the brand’s storytelling approach from aviation and cricket to India’s diverse landscapes. Each collection by Bangalore Watch Company™ celebrates an aspect of India’s spirit of exploration and creativity.