A squirrel brush to color the design utilizing pure gemstone pigments, many trials and errors, and three years later, Padma Shri awardee Shakir Ali’s miniature portray graces the brand new Jalsa. The breathtakingly uncommon tourbillon timepiece from Nebula by Titan was unveiled not too long ago by Bollywood star Sushmita Sen at a glittering ceremony in Jaipur. One of India’s boldest forays but into international haute horlogerie, Jalsa can be Titan’s official entrant to the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2025, the world’s most prestigious watchmaking discussion board.
CK Venkataraman, managing director, Titan Company, shared that the timepiece’s journey started virtually three years in the past after they attended the GPHG exhibition in Geneva. “We collectively dreamed of this moment at that time, and we lifted our standards of watchmaking to an altogether higher level. From a design, engineering, manufacturing and retail point of view, we wanted to lift the standards and the capabilities of Titan through an ultimate sort of entry into the GPHG. Jalsa is a result of that,” he mentioned.
Each piece has been painstakingly hand-painted by Shakir Ali, the famend Jaipur-based artist identified for his miniature Persian and Mughal work.
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Priced at a whopping ₹40.5 lakh, Jalsa is a 10-piece limited edition watch. Each piece has been painstakingly hand-painted by Shakir Ali, the famend Jaipur-based artist identified for his miniature Persian and Mughal work. Being a homage to the 225 years of Hawa Mahal, the portray on the marble dial depicts a royal procession with the Hawa Mahal serving because the backdrop. Quoting Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s well-known poem Koshish Karne Walon Ki Haar Nahi Hoti, Ali shared that whereas it was a problem to color on such tiny dials, he saved working with completely different materials till they achieved success with marble.
The symbolic depth of Hawa Mahal apart, Jalsa additionally stands out for its luminous purple agate setting encased in 18k rose gold. Within the Jalsa, there’s a Titan in-house flying tourbillon motion, fabricated from 144 precision components and 14 jewels, topped with architectural bridges inlaid with purple agate. There can be a sapphire magnifier counterpoise on the minute hand and a sapphire crystal exhibition caseback. Said Revathi Kant, chief design officer, Titan Company, “Jalsa is more than design — it is conviction, legacy, and artistry woven into one extraordinary timepiece. It is the clearest expression yet of our intent to place Indian luxury and craftsmanship firmly on the global map. With this watch, we honour our past — and claim our future.”
Venkatraman admitted that whereas there’s a era of people who find themselves 45 and above who’ve a deep affection for the model, the youthful lot might not really feel that means. To bridge that hole, Titan is counting on product innovation, retail transformation and model constructing within the premium segments. “It is presenting a completely surprising, unexpected face of the company to whom Titan may not be an automatic choice. Hundreds of thousands of people in the last five-seven years have bought into Titan through these efforts and we are moving up gradually,” he shares.
