The Matchbox Edition
Yellow Mystery Box
Limited to one order per person.
Multiple orders placed by the same person may lead to cancellation of all orders.
- Case
- Stainless steel
- Case size
- Case OD 34.82 mm
- Case thickness
- 7.35 mm
- Movement
- Miyota 2035
- Dial
- 28 mm
- Strap
- Genuine leather
The Matchbox Edition is a tribute to one of India's most overlooked design treasures—vintage matchbox art. Once a familiar part of everyday life, these miniature masterpieces captured the spirit of Indian visual culture through bold illustrations, typography, and storytelling. This collection preserves those disappearing artworks by transforming them into wearable timepieces.
Each watch begins with the careful selection of an authentic matchbox cover. A circular section is precisely cut from the artwork to retain its strongest visual composition and is then laminated to ensure long-term protection. Hour markers are thoughtfully positioned only where they complement the existing design, preserving the original artwork without visual interference. A reliable Miyota 2035 quartz movement is mounted beneath the dial, and the assembly is housed in a custom watch case featuring a 4 o'clock crown, enhancing comfort and everyday usability.
More than a watch, The Matchbox Edition gives a second life to fragments of India's everyday design heritage—allowing a once-forgotten object to continue telling its story, one moment at a time.
No. Each dial is cut from a real matchbox cover, so print registration, paper tone and wear differ from piece to piece. Two watches from the same run will not look exactly alike — that is the point.
Keep it dry. The dial is laminated paper behind mineral glass, not a water-resistant sports dial. Wipe the case with a soft dry cloth and store it away from direct sunlight.
The Miyota 2035 is a standard quartz movement. Any competent watchmaker can change the cell — typically every two to three years.
Dispatched within 2–3 working days. Free shipping across India. Returns accepted within 7 days of delivery, provided the watch is unworn and in its original packaging.
All international orders are non-returnable.
Packaging may vary for international orders.
All International Shipments Are Subject To Customs Duties, Payable Directly By The Customer
From everyday India. To your wrist.
We didn't find the aesthetic.
We grew up in it.
Matchboxes. We've all seen them. Used them. Some of us even collected them. Different names, different designs, different stories from across India — and all of them quietly disappearing. This is a small attempt to keep a few.
Something made to be used,
made into something kept.
- 01
Find the box
We go looking for covers worth keeping — a design, an era, a printer who stopped printing decades ago.
- 02
Cut and laminate
A 28 mm disc is cut from the original cover and laminated, so the paper survives being worn.
- 03
Place the indices
Hour markers go only where they suit the artwork. If a marker would sit on the tiger, the tiger wins.
- 04
Case it up
A Miyota quartz movement is fitted beneath the dial and set into a brushed steel case, crown at four.
Jalebis spiralling out of a kadhai. Trucks screaming Horn OK Please in chrome and colour. CDs stacked next to the TV. Matchboxes with tiny illustrations.
Bollywood posters. Sticker-covered scooters.
Everything was colourful. Everything had a little too much going on. And somehow, everything had personality. We didn't call it design. We didn't call it nostalgia. It was just life.
+91 — a tiny prefix that tells you where something comes from.
Built plainly.
Nothing you don't need.
- Case
- Stainless steel
- Case finish
- Round brush finish
- Case diameter
- 34.82 mm
- Case thickness
- 7.35 mm
- Dial opening
- 28 mm
- Dial
- Original matchbox cover, laminated
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Miyota 2035 — quartz
- Crown
- Positioned at 4 o'clock
- Strap
- 18 mm genuine leather
