Jaipur Watch Company

Jaipur Watch Company (JWC) is an Indian manufacturer of luxury wristwatches, founded in 2013.[1][2] It is known for making ornate, Indian-themed watches[3]incorporating Pre-British Era coins,[4] postage stamps, [5] Pichhwai paintings,[6] and feathers and precious stones.[7][8] Their factory is located in Peenya, Bengaluru.[9][10] It is India's first[11] Luxury watch brand that also makes Custom watches with pictures.[4]

Jaipur Watch Company
TypePrivate
IndustryWatch manufacturing, Luxury goods
Founded2013
FounderGaurav Mehta
HeadquartersJaipur, Rajasthan,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gaurav Mehta (CEO)
ProductsLuxury watches
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Jaipur Watch Company was founded in 2013 by Gaurav Mehta, who is currently serving as the CEO of the company.[12] Before starting JWC, Mehta ran an insurance broking firm, which he had founded in 2005 after coming back from London. The company is headquartered in Jaipur, India.[8]

In 2017, the company started manufacturing bespoke and 18-carat gold watches.[13] In November 2018, JWC launched its limited-edition Jump Hour Watch, which paid homage to Gerald Genta, a Swiss watch designer.[14] It opened its first retail store at Select Citywalk, New Delhi in September 2019.[15] Some of its notable clients include the Royal family of Jodhpur and Government of Uttarakhand.[8]

Products

Jaipur Watch Company began with the Imperial collection in 2013. It manufactures coin watches, bespoke watches, hand-engraved watches, 3D printed watch, and watches studded with feathers and precious stones.[7][16][17][18] It has launched various collections ranging from a peacock feather-inspired one to a range of pocket watches.[1] Their Imperial Wrist Wear collection includes a dial with one rupee King George VI half silver coin.[19] It has four antique coin watch collections, including Imperial Wristwear, King's Wristwear, Imperial Wristwear II, and Titanium Wristwear.[11]

It also launched a series of Pichwai Watches, in which the watches have a hand-painted dial painted by miniature artists.[20][6] The company has launched a series of gold watches with an actual postage stamp from 1937 - 1940 as the dial.[5] It has designed the Obama Watch, in which Barack Obama's face is engraved on the dial and the central design draws from the Great Seal of the United States, the official coat of arms of the US.[7][1]

See also

References
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  2. Jain, Aashika (November 22, 2016). "My Indian Tag is My USP Says This Luxury Watch Brand's Founder". Entrepreneur.
  3. Sawai, Akshay (December 13, 2020). "All in good time". Moneycontrol.
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  6. "A slice of History". No. January February 2020. Marwar India. p. 73.
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  8. Bose, Indrani (April 21, 2019). "On the watch: A wristwatch no longer just tells the time but also a story". The Financial Express.
  9. "Jaipur Watch Company launches a new bespoke watch using the last coin minted by the British". The Times of India. April 9, 2020.
  10. Sati, Aishwarya (September 15, 2015). "Fit for a king". The Week.
  11. Ghosh Dastidar, Sharmi (December 2, 2017). "Time out!".
  12. Das, Biprorshee (May 15, 2015). "Jaipur Watch Company is a result of Gaurav Mehta passion for coins & watches". The Economic Times.
  13. Mody, Sarosh; Bhuchar, Prachi (July 10, 2017). "Watch out India". India Today.
  14. Nandwani, Deepali (November 28, 2020). "Jaipur Watch Company's limited-edition Jump Hour Watch pays homage to Swiss designer Gerald Genta". Moneycontrol.com.
  15. Gurung, Sujana Raj (October 3, 2019). "Jaipur Watch Company: Now in Delhi". WatchTime.
  16. "The making of a bespoke watch". Business Today. April 20, 2015.
  17. Bharadwaj, Chumki (October 21, 2019). "Own your Swagger". India Today.
  18. Ghosal, Sharmistha (June 25, 2019). "Bespoke watchmaker Jaipur Watch Company launches 3D printed watch in steel". The New Indian Express.
  19. Sreekant, Rama (May 22, 2015). "Jaipur Watch Company: Coining Timeless Timepieces". DNA India.
  20. Nandwani, Deepali (July 24, 2021). "10 watches that are turning heads in 2021". Moneycontrol.com.
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