A few days back I had the privilege of meeting a very young
HMT fan and thought of sharing the event with you all. I was at the HMT
showroom in Unity building getting one of my watches serviced. While I was
there, a father and son duo stopped by to check out the mechanical watches
available in the showroom. They were looking for a Janata, Sona and a Pilot
watch, which unfortunately were out of stock at the showroom. They were asked
to check the availability of these watches with the opposite watch shop. As I
moved out of the showroom, the shopkeeper opposite the showroom, Mr. Satyanarayana
called me to check out a few watches and for our weekly banter. I asked the
gentleman (father) if it was the first time he was buying an HMT watch and our
discussion started. I was then surprised by the interest of his son in the HMT
watches. He was barely 10-12 years old and was very much interested in the
watches and the tick-tick sound of the moment. He wanted to understand the
difference between the automatic and mechanical watches and so many other
things. I was delighted to answer his queries and suggested them a few watches
to start their collection. After sometime I decided to leave them with their HMT
shopping for the day. As I bid them farewell, I asked the young HMT fan his
name. “My name is Aditya” – He said. I asked him – “Do you know there is an HMT
watch with your name on its dial”.”Oh really” – He exclaimed. The joy and
bewilderment on the kids face was a Kodak moment. “Have you seen it? Do you
have that watch in your collection, where can I get that watch?”etc. I asked
them if they are on Facebook. He said he was not on facebook but will join our
facebook group (HMT watch collectors) through his mother’s id. I gave them our
group and page details promised that I will post the pictures of my Aditya
watch pretty soon. I also asked Mr. Satyanarayana to get him an Aditya, which
he promised the kid immediately. I was quite happy to see the interest of next
generation in these watches. The future thus will remain promising for HMT.
So Aditya, Here is my Aditya watch for your viewing
pleasure...enjoy..
