The Tribune

A recent Tribune feature by Simran Sandhu looks at how homegrown watch brands are moving beyond colonial and heritage-era design cues to build watches rooted in modern India.

Bangalore Watch Company features prominently in this story. Founder Nirupesh Joshi speaks on why storytelling, not tradition, drives every BWC design, from Apogee, India's first space-qualified watch line, to Cover Drive, built around the country's love for cricket, to Peninsula Carbon, crafted from carbon recovered from the atmosphere. In 2025, two watches from the Peninsula Professional line made BWC the first Indian watch brand to enter the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, and this year, Peninsula Carbon has made the list too.

Read the full Tribune article to see how India's watchmakers are building an identity of their own, and where Bangalore Watch Company fits into that story.