Gear Patrol

Gear Patrol's recent feature dives into Forty-Seven, our first pocket watch, tracing our decade-long run of firsts, from India's first spaceflight-qualified watch to our proprietary Cerasteel, before landing on this new format.

The piece walks through why a pocket watch made sense for this particular story, the 46 mm case in 316L surgical steel with a rose gold PVD finish, the off-white linen-pattern dial, and the Swiss-made Ronda 6004.D quartz movement inside. It also gets into the details built for everyday carry, a leather lanyard that can be slung, clipped, or hung from a bag, and a personalizable caseback for collectors who want to make it their own.

Forty-Seven isn't about where India stands today. It's about the mid-20th century decision to build toward it, made when the odds were far from favorable. Read the full feature by Gear Patrol here.